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Metro Council representative urges action on youth detention, traffic enforcement and judicial transparency
Summary
Scott Reed, Metro Council representative for District 16, told Prospect City Council that public-safety efforts include stronger LMPD recruitment, reopening a funded youth detention center, a proposed judicial scorecard and exploring automated traffic enforcement; he urged committee review and state action.
Scott Reed, the Metro Council representative for District 16, told Prospect City Council on Sept. 15 that public-safety remains his caucus’s priority and urged local officials to press state and Metro leaders on several fronts.
Reed, who introduced Jared Townes as his legislative assistant, said recent recruit classes for the Louisville Metro Police Department have been stronger because pay is now competitive with neighboring jurisdictions. “The last recruit class was about half full. The one that we just brought on is completely full,” he said.
Why it matters: Reed said stronger recruitment should improve local policing capacity but that other gaps remain. He…
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