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Resident presses council on plan for city police department; mayor schedules town hall and website updates
Summary
Resident Curtis Helton asked whether citizens were involved in the city's research into creating a Lucas police department, questioned staffing and budget assumptions and urged a referendum; the mayor said the city will post research materials on the new website and will hold a town hall in January or February to address specifics and take public input.
At the start of the Nov. 6 Lucas City Council meeting, resident Curtis Helton urged the council to disclose public research and include citizen input on a potential switch from a contracted sheriff’s department to a city police department.
Helton said he "couldn't find" the staff research or budget…
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