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Allentown councilmember announces Quality of Life task force; police chief unveils data dashboard plans
Summary
A councilmember announced a Quality of Life task force to tackle noise, dumping and other neighborhood nuisances while the police chief said an incident dashboard and a council-specific report will track quality-of-life incidents and recent crime trends.
A councilmember announced plans to form a Quality of Life task force that will work with the police chief, city staff and selected residents to address recurring neighborhood nuisances such as loud vehicles, illegal dumping, garbage and dog waste.
The announcement came at the start of the meeting, when the councilmember said the task force would include city staff (including nuisance-abatement officers and public works), a solicitor to advise on legal options, and about four citizen representatives drawn from different parts of Allentown. "I want this force, this task force to solve the problems," the councilmember said, emphasizing that the group should propose practical solutions rather than act as a forum for complaints.
Chief of Police (name not specified) pledged…
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