Columbus Police may face Deep Cuts

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   The income-tax increase is on the ballot in August is crucial to the Columbus Police Department.

If the tax is voted down, Police Chief Distelzweig says he would be forced to cut 75 detectives, shut down motorcycle and freeway units and pull police from 17 Columbus high schools. Columbus would have 324 fewer police than it has today.

Source: http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/27/copy/police_budget.ART_ART_05-27-09_A1_0CE037C.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

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John Beagle Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List MUSA Official Joined: Apr 23 2007 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1855	Post Options Post Reply Quote John Beagle Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Columbus Police may face Deep Cuts Posted: May 27 2009 at 11:14am
	The income-tax increase is on the ballot in August is crucial to the Columbus Police Department. If the tax is voted down, Police Chief Distelzweig says he would be forced to cut 75 detectives, shut down motorcycle and freeway units and pull police from 17 Columbus high schools. Columbus would have 324 fewer police than it has today. Source: http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/05/27/copy/police_budget.ART_ART_05-27-09_A1_0CE037C.html?adsec=politics&sid=101
	John Beagle Middletown USA News of, for and by the people of Middletown, Ohio.