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Marietta outlines new police training facility and warns state academy doubled to 20 weeks
Marietta City Council · November 12, 2025
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Summary
City staff previewed a modular police training building on Sawyer Road and the police chief said the initial academy requirement increased from 11 to 20 weeks as of January 2025, lengthening the time to field new officers.
Marietta's agenda‑review session included a presentation on a new police training facility on Sawyer Road and a discussion of how state training changes are affecting staffing timelines.
Staff showed drone footage of the building under construction and the police chief described planned uses: "to do a lot of tactical training in…
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