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City updates police academy timeline and $185 million budget; bond office expects feasibility study soon

Dallas Public Safety Committee · January 12, 2026
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The bond office said a feasibility study for the public safety campus is nearly complete and expected within a month; Chair referenced a $185 million total budget for the new police academy and asked staff to continue fundraising outreach and provide construction timelines for training-tower renovation and station alerting installations.

Jenny Niswander, director of the bond office, said the feasibility study for the public safety campus is being finalized and she expects it to be ready for council review "in the next month or so." The Chair said the total budget for the new police academy location is $185 million and encouraged private-sector…

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