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MUNICIPAL FINANCE

East Valley police dept.: $60M budgeted for forensic lab

Assistant Chandler Police Chief Jason Sieczkowski speaks during his department’s presentation at the City Council’s May 1 all-day budget briefing. Chandler Police's capital budget for fiscal 2027 is skewed somewhat by $60 million for the construction of its new forensic crime lab.

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Even without another signature capital project on the horizon, the Chandler Police Department is asking for more money in fiscal 2027, which starts in a few weeks.

The bulk of the construction cost of the city’s all-new forensic crime lab hits in the fiscal year ahead, with $60 million budgeted toward that project in fiscal 2027.

The budget year runs from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

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