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Residents warn growth and General Plan changes may strain public safety and traffic; bypass debate resurfaces
Summary
During public forum at the Oct. 15 Los Banos City Council meeting, multiple residents raised concerns about police and fire staffing shortfalls identified in the municipal service review and questioned how recent general plan amendments — including removal of a long‑discussed bypass — will affect traffic and emergency response.
Several residents used the public comment period at the Oct. 15 Los Banos City Council meeting to press city leaders on public safety staffing, traffic congestion and recent general plan amendments.
A resident who identified themselves during public comment referred to a municipal service review (MSR) that showed the city has approximately 48 sworn officers for roughly 47,000 residents (about 1.0 officer per 1,000 residents) and noted the Public Policy Institute of California reported a 2021 state average of 1.7 officers per…
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