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Council holds $1.8 million master‑plan bill for proposed public safety training campus after wide public opposition
Summary
Pittsburgh City Council’s standing committees heard more than two hours of public comment opposing Bill 2025‑1967, a $1.8 million contract to develop a master plan for a proposed public safety training campus. Council members voted to hold the bill for seven weeks to allow more review and public engagement.
Pittsburgh City Council's standing committees on Wednesday, July 16, held for seven weeks a resolution (Bill 2025‑1967) authorizing up to $1,800,000 for a master plan for a proposed Public Safety Training Campus after more than two hours of public comment, largely in opposition. Councilwoman Emily Gross moved the hold; members approved it by voice vote.
The bill would authorize the mayor and the Department of Public Works to contract with a planning firm to prepare a master plan and associated studies for the site. Dozens of residents and community advocates urged council to reject or substantially rewrite the proposal, saying the plan as described in public documents resembles a “cop city” training campus rather than a mixed public‑safety facility prioritized for fire, EMS and community uses.
The speakers’ concerns centered on scale, cost and the proposed uses. “I am 1 of many Pittsburghers who were injured in 2020 during the…
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