Ashford Boxing Gym and the Coley building's future
Goldsboro
Summary
Supporters of the Ashford Boxing Gym packed public comment, worried a planned police substation could shrink or displace the 15-year-old gym that has produced graduates, college students and a pro boxer. Councilwoman Matthews floated reframing it as a 'community police center' and pledged the city is not trying to shut the gym down.
At a glance
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Last discussed Mar 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unknown — the substation plan and building's fate are still being worked out.
At-risk youth, inner-city students, and airmen who use the gym, plus the surrounding improving neighborhood.
The gym and its students could lose space if a substation shrinks the facility.
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