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Committee forwards proposed land purchase for Community Safety Training & Wellness Center after heated debate
Summary
City leaders sought committee approval to buy a 4.77‑acre site for $6.1 million as the future home of a consolidated Community Safety Training & Wellness Center; commissioners, chiefs and councilmembers sparred over costs, neighborhood impacts and whether the city should instead redirect capital funds to other priorities. The committee forwarded the acquisition for full Council consideration without recommendation.
Community Safety leaders asked the Committee of the Whole to authorize purchase of 146 60th Street West (4.77 acres) for $6.1 million as the future site of a Community Safety Training & Wellness Center.
Commissioner Todd Barnett said the center would co‑locate training for police, fire, 911 and behavioral crisis response, add realistic scenario simulators and provide dedicated wellness and debriefing space for first responders. Fire Interim Chief Melanie Rucker and MPD commander Chris Brown described limits at current sites — cramped classrooms, limited mat space, lack of…
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