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Riley Bunch

$31 million funding for Atlanta police training center crosses first hurdle

ATLANTA — An Atlanta City Council committee approved legislation on Wednesday that dedicates millions in general fund dollars from last year’s budget to construction of the planned public safety training center.

Members of the Finance and Executive Committee OK’d the plan that includes the original price tag of $30 million and allows the city to use $1 million in public safety impact fees to build a gymnasium on the site.

The mayor’s office confirmed to council members during the meeting that the capital costs of construction would not go over that amount.

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