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Skagway leaders say housing bottleneck hinders recruiting police and fire personnel; audit recommends larger force
Summary
At a public-safety roundtable, municipal leaders and chiefs said housing shortages are blocking recruitment of additional police and EMS/fire staff; the police audit recommended 13 officers while chiefs discussed a practical need for eight officers and three firefighters per shift to reach safe staffing levels.
Municipal leaders and public-safety officials told a Skagway Municipality roundtable that the town's lack of affordable, family-friendly municipal housing is a major barrier to recruiting additional police officers and fire/EMS personnel.
Chair Dan said a community member told him recruitment stalled because no housing was available, and officials discussed using Garden City parcels to create municipal housing. Chair Dan described an option of four two-unit buildings (four…
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