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Residents urge audit of Phoenix Next policing and question rise in police spending
Summary
Public commenters at the Dayton City Commission meeting criticized the Phoenix Next policing program's visibility and effectiveness in Fairview and called for alternatives to increased police spending, while commissioners requested reports and said city committees receive Phoenix Next performance updates.
Residents raised pointed concerns about the Phoenix Next policing program and recent increases in police funding during public comment at the Dayton City Commission meeting.
Lynn Lemance of 1061 Bertram Avenue told the commission she had not seen Phoenix officers perform required foot patrols in Fairview, that officers did not attend a school "first responders" event in September and did not note recent robberies or a missing-persons case in the neighborhood. "Where is that documentation or…
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