It is difficult to find qualified recruits who even want to do the job, Chief Sean Duggan says, and Chandler competes with other communities for a small pool of qualified candidates.
The building, at 3435 S. McQueen Road southeast of Queen Creek Road, is expected to employ approximately 150 within three years at the 129,680 square-foot newly constructed facility.
Chandler’s rapidly increasing population – now estimated at 260,000 – has brought with it a need for more bonding authority to cover capital improvements, the city says.
Chandler Police Chief Sean Duggan says his department needs more people because the model it uses to keep the city among the safest for its population size is not sustainable.
