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<br />change. <br /> <br />Deputy City Manager Bob Leiper pointed out that council could address any concerns <br />.- ver street selection before the work order goes out. <br /> <br />"Council as a whole will have an opportunity to review the entire list before approving <br />it," Leiper said. <br /> <br />Council set the first meeting in January as the deadline for submitting their <br />preliminary street list to city staff. Administrators anticipate the work to actually start <br />sometime at the end of January. <br /> <br />In other council news, the new police academy was officially named after retired <br />assistant chief Bob Merchant. <br /> <br />The academy will provide a place for Bay town police officers and officers from other <br />departments to train. Police officers are required to train frequently, and having a <br />local place to train will be a great benefit to local law enforcement. The project to build <br />the academy started around seven years ago and Merchant was a big part of the <br />process. <br /> <br />Merchant has been involved with Bay town police for almost 50 years. His dedication to <br />the police academy project and continued education led officials to name the building <br />in his honor. <br /> <br />'.Everyone felt it was an honor to bestow the name on chief Merchant," Bay town police <br />Chief Byron Jones said. "We felt it was fitting; he has been through three city managers <br />to ensure this project made it to completion." <br /> <br />Jackson said he expects a ribbon cutting for the new academy, situated just south of the <br />police station on N. Main Street, to take place sometime in January. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />2 <br />