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Resident questions police spending, CAD upgrade and missing equipment in Balcones Heights
Summary
A resident and candidate urged Balcones Heights city leaders to explain increased police spending, a proposed CAD/dispatch upgrade and reports of missing equipment; law enforcement officials defended officers’ response to recent calls and said dispatch and RMS issues are constrained by county arrangements.
Vanessa Martin, a Balcones Heights resident who said she is running for city council, told the council March 9 she supports local officers but wants clearer public accounting for increased police spending and for officials to justify a proposed computer-aided dispatch upgrade.
"Why exactly the new CAD upgrade when our current system is actually set up to hold a lot more than it does?" Martin asked, saying residents want to know whether the upgrade is necessary or simply an expensive preference. She also said rumors have…
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