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Mount Vernon residents urge council to reject use of opioid settlement funds for police K-9 unit; item removed for further study
Summary
At a crowded Jan. 28 meeting, residents urged Mount Vernon City Council not to use opioid settlement dollars for a police K-9 unit and pressed the city to end its contract with Flock security; the council voted to remove the K-9 item from tonight's agenda for further study.
Mount Vernon ' Residents packed the Mount Vernon City Council chamber on Jan. 28 to oppose a proposal to spend opioid distributor settlement money on a police K-9 unit and to press the city to terminate its contract with Flock security.
Sam Irons, who identified himself as a Mount Vernon resident, told the council the distributor settlement enumerates uses such as treatment, naloxone distribution, recovery housing and wraparound services and does not list a K-9 unit. "I would strongly encourage to instead focus this money on something other than a K-9 unit," he said, describing the settlement's intent to support people affected by opioid addiction.
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