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Select Board hears request to consider joining Wyndham County regional policing council under Act 104
Summary
Sheriff Mark Anderson asked Townsend to decide by July 15 whether to join a pilot regional law‑enforcement governance council under Act 104; the board agreed to place the request on a future agenda and invited the sheriff to attend to answer questions.
Chair summarized correspondence from Sheriff Mark Anderson asking the town to vote by July 15 on whether to join a pilot regional law‑enforcement governance council organized under Act 104. The chair said joining at this stage would not commit Townsend to any contracts or budgets and that the council would first form governance, draft standards and prepare budgets for later municipal consideration.
Board members asked to have Sheriff Anderson present at a future meeting to answer questions, especially about anticipated rates and local impacts. One member said they were "not in favor of having policing in town" and asked for clearer rate information before deciding. No vote was taken; the item will return to a future agenda for discussion and a possible vote before the July 15 request deadline.
