The cost of the Atlanta’s public safety training center has jumped by $19 million, according to city officials, after increased security measures, litigation and a spike in insurance rates have added additional financial obligations. The overall cost of construction has increased from the originally stated $90 million to more than $109 million.
The elevated price will be covered by the Atlanta Police Foundation and its donors.
The mayor’s office said that a large chunk of the increase is for heightened security measures at the site, companies involved in the construction and individuals tied to the center that have been threatened or targeted.
So far, there have been 23 instances of arson related to the project.
“Because of these actions we’ve had to increase our outside security by $6 million,”
“That does not include APD ofcers who are on 12-hour shifts covering the actual site.”
The attacks have also caused insurance on the project to increase by $400,000
“This isn’t any shocking news, in terms of price being more than anticipated,”
“What’s been kind of different about this is the type of increases we’ve been seeing. We’re seeing increases from things we traditionally don’t see (like) additional security and insurance.”
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