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Lehi council hopeful pushes police hires, sidewalks and regional traffic coordination
Summary
James Harrison told podcast listeners Lehi needs more police officers, safer sidewalks near schools, and improved coordination with UDOT and neighboring cities to address congestion on Pioneer Crossing and other corridors; he favors civilian code enforcement for noncriminal tasks.
James Harrison, a candidate for Lehi City Council, told a Utah County Republican Party podcast he would prioritize public safety and regional transportation coordination if elected.
Harrison said Lehi is understaffed in policing and that meeting projected service levels will require adding officers now. “We have about 67 [officers] and we are about 40 police officers short right now,” he said in the interview, invoking a staffing study that measured shortfalls at peak hours. He argued that the…
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