Jim,
This is a much bigger project than the City Hall/Police Department in Olympia.
Also, as the brief states, they are adding a training facility, which is major need in our county, not just within the City of Lacey.
There were talks of a training center for all law enforcement agencies in our region, where the major stakeholders would have split costs, but ultimately none of those partners stepped up. The City of Lacey saw an opportunity to build a training center, that is within their existing budget, and the training center can be used by any of the other law enforcement agencies in the region, with the City of Lacey being able to charge those agencies for the use.
By doing that, they ensure that the expense of the facility is at least partially recouped, again this is mentioned in the brief you just read.
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