▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁a ▁similar ▁plan ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁gar age ▁to ▁one ▁side ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁use ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁interven ing ▁period , ▁prisoners ▁were ▁rest rained ▁by ▁hand c uff ing ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁chain ▁in ▁the ▁yard . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁the ▁lock up ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁poor ▁condition . ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁major ▁rep airs ▁and ▁rep ain ting ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁station , ▁residence , ▁and ▁lock up . ▁This ▁included ▁adding ▁electric ▁light ing ▁and ▁a ▁show er ▁to ▁the ▁cells ▁to ▁extend ▁their ▁useful ▁life . ▁A ▁new ▁police ▁residence ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 / 1 , ▁but ▁the ▁old ▁one ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁when ▁needed , ▁usually ▁during ▁the ▁annual ▁Bird sv ille ▁R aces . ▁This ▁event ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁major ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁and ▁even ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁was ▁drawing ▁crow ds ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁Ext ra ▁police ▁personnel ▁are ▁sent ▁to ▁Bird sv ille ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁maintain ▁order ▁and ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁crowd ▁control ▁duties . ▁As ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁one ▁hotel ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁the ▁old ▁cour th ouse / pol ice ▁station ▁provides ▁accommod ation . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁a ▁severe ▁storm ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁the ▁tra cker ' s ▁qu arters