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Finance committee backs ordinance to fund K-9 program for Skagway Police
Summary
The Skagway finance committee voted to recommend Ordinance 25-04 to the assembly, which would amend the FY25 budget to fund a K-9 narcotics-detection program at the Skagway Police Department. Chief Radek said the dog would focus on transportation hubs and training costs would include yearly recertification.
The finance committee on Wednesday recommended that the assembly consider Ordinance 25-04, an amendment to the FY25 budget to establish a K-9 program at the Skagway Police Department.
Chief Radek, Skagway Police Department, told the committee the proposal was prompted by a past double-overdose case and a broader regional trend in illegal narcotics. "We put together a proposal for a potential canine program for the police department," he said, adding that Southeast partners and the High…
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