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Residents urge transparency after sheriff's dispatch change; callers press board on FOIA, CUP reversal
Summary
Multiple residents used public comment to criticize the termination of the shared dispatch agreement with West Point, to allege FOIA and transparency lapses and to seek explanation for a recent reversal of a conditional-use decision.
Several residents addressed the board during public comment on Jan. 13, raising concerns about public-safety dispatch changes, county transparency and recent land-use decisions.
Robert Mintern, identifying himself as a West Point resident, said he was concerned that Sheriff Lumpkin's decision to end the shared dispatch agreement with the town of West Point could slow law-enforcement response times and leave West Point residents with reduced service. —If he truly prioritizes the concerns of all citizens, why…
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