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Heated public comment targets police chief and questions scope of failed police‑station referendum

September 06, 2024 | Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island


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Heated public comment targets police chief and questions scope of failed police‑station referendum
During open forum at the Glocester Town Council meeting, public commenter Buster Stiff criticized remarks he characterized as an “aggressive” and “unprofessional” attack by the Police Chief on Michelle Greathouse and raised questions about the design and scale of a proposed police station that had failed on referendum.

Stiff said he had asked for an “apples to apples” comparison about why the remodel at the old station appeared to be about 4,000 square feet larger than a proposed new station. He said the scope may have been “overdesigned” and suggested scaling back could have made the project more acceptable to voters. He added that rising prices and inflation influenced residents’ responses to the referendum.

The exchange grew heated at times; one audience member used profanity and was admonished by the council president to moderate language. Other speakers said the project had been discussed for years and that a building committee could revisit plans to find cost savings. The council encouraged follow‑up discussions and signaled the process could return to the drawing board.

The council did not take formal action on the police station at this meeting; the comments were recorded as part of the public‑comment record.

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