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Construction is underway at the new Sandy Springs Police Department Headquarters and Municipal Court on Morgan Falls Road April 4. Recent documents show the city also plans to build a firing range and training center behind the complex with an estimated price tag of $37-$45 million.
Sandy Springs rolls out Police Foundation
By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Spurred by a new statewide initiative, the City of Sandy Springs has formed a police foundation that, among other things, will raise funds for a shooting range and training center.
Documents show the facility has been in the works since at least April 2021, though city officials have shared little information about the project or its new funding mechanism. Current cost estimates for the training facility sit at $37$45 million, up from a January estimate of $25 million.
The city says it intends for the foundation to be the primary funding source for the project, which would sit next door to the new police headquarters and municipal court currently under construction at 620 Morgan Falls Road. While it has not formally launched
a fundraising campaign, the foundation has already received $49,500 in donations as of March 29. The updated cost estimate and donation tally comes from City Manager Eden Freeman.
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