New Cumming Police Precinct, Municipal Court open at City Center

Cumming has shifted a core public-safety function into City Center, where the new 16,385-square-foot police and municipal court building stands next to the parking deck and behind the Historic Steam Engine Pocket Park. The move puts the Cumming Police Department’s downtown operation into the 75-acre mixed-use district west of downtown, a change city leaders say is meant to improve service access and modernize facilities that had outgrown their old home at 301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard.

City materials say the new building was needed now because the department’s existing downtown facility had become strained by space limits and age. The police department describes itself as a full-service agency operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and the new precinct’s most significant public-safety upgrade is a Real-Time Crime Center. A separate federal funding request for the project sought $365,000 for a generator tied to the new police and court building.

The court side of the building changes access for residents who deal with ordinance and traffic cases. The City of Cumming Municipal Court says its offices and court will move in spring 2026, and the court now holds scheduled sessions at 301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Placing court operations beside the City Center parking deck should make the facility easier to reach than the current downtown setup, especially for people arriving for traffic citations, ordinance violations or other scheduled appearances.

The new public-safety complex is part of the larger City Center project that Mayor Troy Brumbalow championed during his 2017 campaign as a way to restore some of Cumming’s lost small-town charm and create a community gathering place. Ground was broken in August 2019 on the 75-acre site between Canton Highway and Sawnee Drive behind Forsyth Central High School, commercial tenants started opening in 2023, and the city now lists local shops, restaurants, the Lou Sobh Amphitheater, green space and trails among the district’s draw.