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Residents, council reopen debate over police facility; council authorized outreach to county on law-enforcement center
Summary
Public commenters and councilors debated the proposed Kutaska police facility and possible use of the county law-enforcement center. The council directed staff to draft and pursue a new county outreach letter to reopen negotiations over the old LEC.
Public concern about the proposed Kutaska police facility and the city police department’s future location dominated public comment at the May 5 International Falls City Council meeting.
Multiple residents urged the council to reconsider building or purchasing a separate Kutaska facility and to resume negotiations with the county for use of the old law-enforcement center (LEC). "If we were to go deputies ... we would be saving approximately $634,000 a year over a 10 year term," resident Sharon Ball told the council while criticizing the city’s policing budget and project costs. Eric Strand, another resident, said…
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