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The city wants to replace the current West End firing range, which allow local firearms training for police and sheriff’s deputies, with a new indoor facility. The project will cost an estimated $25 million over FY19-27 — the second most expensive city facility project under the task force’s consideration. Main project impetuses include the safety hazards of lead dust exposure and the risk of escaping bullets or ricochets. As of Aug. 15, the city manager announced that the range’s closure pending a safety review. The cost for officers to train elsewhere will be “substantial,” he said in a memo.