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Deputy Chief Sumstead outlines Justice Center needs, $130 million bond question and building deficiencies
Summary
Deputy Chief Michelle Sumstead told the council that Independence’s aging and dispersed police facilities suffer from chronic leaks, overcrowded evidence storage and limited training space and that Question 1 on the upcoming bond would fund a new Justice Center campus and an animal-control facility.
Deputy Chief Michelle Sumstead and Chief Dustman briefed the council on the Justice Center portion of the city’s proposed general‑obligation bond (Question 1), describing long‑standing space shortages, evidence-storage limits, repeated water intrusion and maintenance problems, and training and parking constraints at current police facilities.
Deputy Chief Sumstead read the ballot language for Question 1 to the council: “Shall the city of Independence, Missouri issue its general obligation bonds in the amount of $130,000,000 for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping public safety buildings, facilities, and grounds, including constructing, improving, and equipping a new justice center, demolishing existing law enforcement facilities, housing…
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