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Council, staff and residents debate police staffing and homelessness as public safety concern
Summary
Council discussed police staffing shortages and multiple residents raised safety concerns about homelessness, panhandling and congregating in town; staff noted ongoing recruitment, and the council referenced pending state legislation related to homelessness protections under consideration in the General Assembly.
Council members and residents spent substantial time discussing police staffing levels and concerns about people congregating and panhandling in town.
Council members asked about current patrol staffing and were told there are two officers per shift plus some officers on administrative duty; town staff said recruitment is ongoing but hiring and academy attrition have limited net gains. A town staff speaker described the applicant-to-hire yield during recent recruitments: from roughly 100 applicants down to a…
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