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Steve King urges Livonia to favor policing technology over a $60 million headquarters
Summary
At a March 23 study session, resident Steve King urged the Livonia City Council to reconsider a proposed $60,000,000 police headquarters, arguing investment in drones, real-time response systems and officer tools would better improve safety and be more cost-effective; the item was referred to the April 8 consent agenda.
Steve King, a Coventry Gardens resident, told the Livonia City Council on March 23 that a planned $60,000,000 police headquarters would not by itself make the community safer and could cost more than $70,000,000 after financing. King said modern policing increasingly relies on technology and rapid situational awareness, not larger central facilities.
"A building does not…
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