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Police propose regional training center and indoor range; committee urges internal coordination first
Summary
Wausau police presented a long-term proposal to replace an aging outdoor range with a modern indoor training center, possibly shared regionally with other agencies and North Central Technical College. Staff recommended internal planning between police and fire before pursuing external partners or grant funding.
Chief Barnes and Captain Ben Graham told the committee the department's current outdoor shooting range sits on 3M property and has served the department for decades but is not a modern facility. The department placed a planning note in the CIP to flag a potential future need for an indoor range, training classrooms and shared regional partnerships.
"It's not what I would call a modern facility," Captain Ben Graham said of the existing outdoor range. He described an indoor facility cost example from a similar-sized…
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