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Council briefed on $185 million UNT Dallas police academy plan; funding gap and delivery accountability remain
Summary
City staff presented schematic designs for a 23-acre police academy at the UNT Dallas campus with an estimated cost of $185 million. Fundraisers reported about $96.5 million available for initial phases, private commitments and pledges are in progress, and council members pressed for a program manager and clearer timeline amid a one-year slippage from earlier targets.
City staff and fundraisers on Dec. 8 updated the Public Safety Committee on schematic design and financing for a proposed police academy to be built on a roughly 23‑acre parcel at the UNT Dallas campus.
Jenny Niswander, director of the Office of Bond and Construction Management, presented schematic designs that increase classroom and training space and include a criminal-justice building, an in-service academy, a physical training pavilion and a basic academy. "We did work very closely with DPD to identify their needs," Niswander said, and noted the…
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