Gainesville city officials officially broke ground on Monday, April 21 on the new public safety training complex.
The complex, set to open on 2026 at a location on Fullenwider Road on the southeast end of the city, will provide training facilities for both the Gainesville Police Department, and the Gainesville Fire Department. Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish said it marks a major facility upgrade for both departments as the city continues to grow.
“We’ve never had our own independent training facility,” Parrish said. “The growth is what’s actually pushed this to occur. Each agency has grown to the point that we can’t just in-house train. We’ve got to have a dedicated space.”…