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Paris council gives police chief 90 days to target four problem hotels instead of adopting new ordinance
Summary
After public comment criticizing police direction, the council directed Chief Henley to run a 90‑day focused community‑policing effort at four local hotels with high calls for service and to report back at the council’s first meeting in January; members agreed to pursue voluntary compliance first and revisit an ordinance if the effort fails.
Paris — The Paris City Council voted on Oct. 14 to direct Police Chief Henley to deploy a 90‑day, focused community‑policing effort at hotels that generate the most calls for service rather than immediately adopt a new hotel/motel ordinance.
The decision followed a public comment by Dina Nicholson, who criticized the chief’s memo and called his performance "inadequate, insubordinate, and very poor," and an extended presentation from Chief Henley explaining his preferred approach. Chief Henley said the department has identified 13 hotels in town and that four have substantially higher-than-average…
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