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City of Tallahassee Eyes Southside For Site Of New Police Station, Seeks Proposals

The Tallahassee Police Department is eyeing a new location on the Southside. Now the City of Tallahassee has issued an invitation for proposals on developing a new public safety complex.

Tallahassee Police Chief Mike DeLeo pictures a place where police officers can interact freely with the community, where the police station can play host to meetings and become more than just a law enforcement entity.

“We’d like it to be a place where a community can come and be involved and engaged in…if someone so, have it be a center, a community piece, beyond just a police department," DeLeo said, outlining his wish-list in October.

TPD’s current building at Lake Ella is an old school, is about 90 years old and has cost the the city $150,000 a year in repairs for the past several. DeLeo estimated the cost to build a new station between $70 million and $100 million. The city has put its initial estimates at $53 million and is eyeing a site near South Monroe and Orange Avenue.

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Lynn Hatter is a Florida A&M University and Florida State University graduate with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master's in Professional Communication. Lynn has been with WFSU since 2007 with education and health care issues as her key coverage areas.  She has worked with several organizations, including Kaiser Health News.  Lynn has also partnered with USC-Annenberg's Center for Child Wellbeing on the nationally acclaimed series "Committed," which explored the prevalence of involuntary commitment use on children.
She serves on the board of RTDNA and the United Way of the Big Bend, with previous service on the board of the First Amendment Foundation of Florida.

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