The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is planning to build a $20 million training facility for law enforcement officials. The facility is located on vacant county-owned property in Viera and serves multiple counties in central Florida. BCSO has requested $10 million in funds. Florida State Legislature for the project.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office plans to build a $20 million complex near Brevard County Government Center in Viera.
BSCO has submitted a $10 million funding request to the Florida Legislature to help pay the facility.
The state’s fundraising request is sponsored by two Florida Legislature leaders, R-Merritt Island majority leader Tyler Sirois and Senate majority leader Jim Boyd (R-Palmetto). Masu.
The site will also house BCSO’s Western School District Operation, which is currently located at the Government Centre.
Brevard County Commission President Rob Feltner, including Viera in the Commission District, said it would be beneficial to move the BCSO Western District to a new site. He said opening space in the current western district of BCSO will resolve space crunches for both the government centre-based BCSO and county departments.
In a state fundraising request, BCSO said training facilities would allow law enforcement agencies to “ensure specialized education in a variety of areas, including escalation techniques, crisis management, human trafficking, and legal issues.” I said: A realistic and controlled setting skill essential to improving decision-making and impacting crimes that affect the community.”
According to BCSO, the counties offered by the training facility include Brevard, Indian River, Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia.
BCSO Rep. Douglas Waller told Brevard County Commissioners last week at a budget workshop.
Advanced training, collaboration
In its state funding request, BCSO said the facility would offer “standardized, advanced training for law enforcement agencies in central Florida.”
“Beyond the advanced training and professional development of executives, the center serves as a platform for collaboration with state and federal agencies, encouraging the exchange of information, insights and innovative techniques,” BCSO says. Ta. “This sophisticated approach will improve multiple coordination and response capabilities and address a wide range of public safety concerns.”
BCSO also said that “hosting regular civic workshops and opening house events offer other benefits that provide community engagement opportunities. Citizens have law enforcement training You can access public tours and information sessions that provide insight into how to do it.”
Additionally, the Center will provide education initiatives to young people and community members interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement.
The facility will be built on vacant county land.
The 45,000-square-foot complex is located in a vacant county-owned property of Judge Franjay Mey Sonway, between the Government Center and the Florida Department of Health.
Brevard County has committed vacant land valued at $2.85 million for the project, according to a funding application filed with the Florida Senate. The county will become the owner of the building.
Construction began in January 2026 and is intended to be completed in May 2027.
Waller said the facility is part of the “generational facility improvements” being implemented by BCSO. This includes the recent opening of the Emergency Veterinary Hospital facility at the BCSO Animal Care Centre outside Melbourne and plans to upgrade to the county jail labor farm complex in southern Cocoa.
Dave Berman is Florida’s business editor today. Please contact Berman at dberman@floridatoday.com (@bydaveberman x, www.facebook.com/dave.berman.54).
