Whitehall Township has narrowed its search for land on which to build an emergency services building, primarily to house the police department.

Mayor Edward D. Hozza Jr. confirmed over the weekend the site is a 14-acre parcel at the east end of Arlington Cemetery, close to the township’s municipal complex.

“Negotiations for the sale of the land are underway,” Hozza told The Press.

Stone More Inc., based in the Philadelphia region, and the township are presently in active talks regarding the sale of the land. Hozza said the township would want to have the financing for the project take place this year.

“We want to take advantage of the low interest rates,” Hozza said.

The mayor said it has not been ascertained whether a bond issue or bank financing will be a vehicle for funding the project.

Construction is expected to take place in 2018.

KCBA Architects will be contracted for the design of the structure and D’Huy Engineering Inc. for the construction management.

The entrance to the new emergency services building would be off Lehigh Street.

The township police department has been operating from a building that, decades ago, was the quarters for the now-defunct HMS (Hokendauqua, Mickleys, Stiles) Ambulance Corps.