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District staff recommend exploring own police force amid rising contract costs
Summary
At a board meeting, financial-recovery lead Mr. Matias recommended Superintendent Slade begin exploring creation of a Steelton-Highspire SD police force as an alternative to the district's police services contract, citing steep contract increases and preliminary cost estimates presented to the board.
Mr. Matias, presenting the district's financial-recovery plan, asked the board to authorize Superintendent Slade to begin exploring the creation of a Steelton-Highspire SD police force as an alternative to the district's existing police-services contract with Sentara/Satara Township.
Matias said the township's contract price "has gone up fairly dramatically in the last year" and that the administration has repeatedly requested cost backup since Feb. 6 but had not yet received the detailed figures. "Given that and given the fact that the…
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