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Resident urges Issaquah to boost police funding, cites peer‑city staffing ratios
Summary
During public comment at the April 29 Committee of the Whole, resident Charles Winters urged council to increase police funding for FY25–26 and presented a citizen‑compiled comparison suggesting Issaquah has fewer officers per resident than peer cities; council thanked him and asked staff to follow up with data.
Charles Winters, a longtime Issaquah resident, used the general public comment period to urge the council to prioritize police funding in the FY25–26 budget cycle and to address apparent staffing shortfalls in the Issaquah Police Department.
Winters told the council he lives on Squak Mountain, has compiled comparative data from peer…
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