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Public safety
The city's police union is criticizing the government amid a string of high-profile violence and other issues.
The city's police union is criticizing the government amid a string of high-profile violence and other issues.
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Harry D
More police officers on the streets is the biggest problem. More cops will at least put more criminals into the revolving door of the justice system and off our streets for a little while. It seems we are keeping up with correct amount of firemen. FJB Keep boycotting Bud Light we winning.
ReplyOther staffing
Staffing problems have led to cuts in services such as residential recycling pickup.
Staffing problems have led to cuts in services such as residential recycling pickup.
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Cindy L. Robinson
the staffing problem is their Biggest problem, more employees needed, would be less crimes, more trash pickups, better bus routes
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Harry D
Note the full case of Bud Light in the dumpster in the picture above. Go woke go broke Bud Light. But I thought you are supposed to separate the cardboard from the aluminum into different recycling dumpsters. Has this changed or are all the dumpsters overflowing and people put where they can?
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Harry D
The mayor kneels before BLM mob chanting anti-police slogans, the City orders cops to stand down while intersections and streets are blocked by illegal marches, City Council instinctively sides against the police before an investigation is even started, how much more support for cops do you want?
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nathaniel bock
Not only are pay and benefits low, the officers need to know that the Council and elected leaders support their efforts to protect and serve. Our officers need to be well compensated but also know from the beginning of their career what is expected of them as police officers here in this city.
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Vernon Taylor
Absolutely not. The are the only line of protection between law abiding citizens and the thugs that the city administration so dearly loves and protects.
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Max DeYoung
The city needs to hire more LEO's to keep track of the blooming homeless population, that the city keeps enabling. The State of the City address will ask for more money for the homeless amid a Police shortage crisis. The mayor will arrive in a clown car with other clowns.
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No one needs to read a text that bad, and put other people at risk!
ReplyYes, for obvious reasons, but good luck with that. People are generally distracted by their phones even when not driving. It has become a lifestyle, along with not taking responsibility.
ReplyYou can't play a good round of golf with distracted driving.
ReplyDistracted driving can cause accidents to occur.
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