Senate Committee Hears Support and Caution on S.255 Windham County Policing Pilot
Witnesses told the Senate Committee S.255 would create a five-year Windham County pilot to let a council set and collect special assessments to fund regional sheriff-provided policing; testimony highlighted potential response-time benefits, modest per-household tax impacts, governance and oversight concerns, and the need to clarify town approval and exit mechanics.
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The Senate Committee on Government Operations heard extensive testimony Feb. 3 on S.255, a bill to authorize a five-year pilot in Windham County for a regional policing governance and funding model administered through a county-level council and funded by assessments on participating municipalities.
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