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Duluth approves $176K for public safety security fencing

Duluth recently approved a contract to install fencing and gate access for the Public Safety Center building at 3276 Buford Highway. (Google Maps)
Duluth recently approved a contract to install fencing and gate access for the Public Safety Center building at 3276 Buford Highway. (Google Maps)
By Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Sept 23, 2020

The Duluth City Council recently approved a contract to install fencing and gate access for the Public Safety Center building at 3276 Buford Highway.

When originally constructed, the city’s public safety building did not include a secured area at the rear of the building for employee parking or for police vehicle storage. Following a request for bids, the contract will go to Netplanner Systems, Inc. in the amount of $160,562 along with a 10% contingency for a total amount of $176,618.

The approval came with a request from the council to consider alternatives to a chain link fence.

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