The center, which will be constructed in the existing building on Hilderbrand Drive, will occupy the majority of the site’s two floors there. There will also be a number of training rooms at the center, which could likewise be used by other police departments from the area.
Explaining that contracts must still be agreed over the supply of the gym equipment itself, Sandy Springs Police Chief Ken DeSimone said:
“We will be using police department-seized funds at no cost to the city or taxpayers.”
DeSimone went on to explain the importance of the facility. With many police who want to work out through the night limited by the opening times of most gyms, he explained:
“They can’t go to a gym at three in the morning because there’s none open. This allows our men and women who work at night to have a gym and a training facility open for them 24 hours a day.”
The facility is set to be somewhat different to what most people might expect to find in a regular gym though, with much of the equipment being tailored to what police need, such as dummies for taser targeting practice.