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Today's Poll!Jefferson City festival districts to expand
Jefferson City Police keep an eye on the crowd during the Thursday Night Live event held on High Street. In the future, the City Council will discuss funding the law enforcement presence at such events. Photo by Deborah Cote.
Friday, June 29, 2012
The Jefferson City Council is set to approve a bill Monday eliminating the November 2012 expiration for festival districts, but is looking at ways to cope with the costs of added officers needed for those types of events.
At the Brown Bagel meeting Thursday, 3rd Ward Councilman Bryan Pope said the overtime costs of officers needed to patrol the events held with temporary outdoor consumption permits should not be the city’s burden.
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RetiredOne 11 months ago
I bet they can come up with a tax to cover the additional expense. Our City -- and especially the Feds -- are good about taxing people.
viktorkowski 11 months ago
just add a fee to the wrist band.
Sequoia 11 months ago
How many officers do they need? Has anyone ever seen any crimes be committed during a festival? Could volunteer event staff help patrol the area with radio communication to a few officers standing by?
gofish 11 months ago
An opportunity for positive community police relations should not be viewed as a burden, but rather an investment. Those statements are prime example of how this city get's it wrong. They like to talk about community policy, but balk at taking proactive steps. L-A-M-E. A thorough house cleaning along with an audit is long overdue.
JCLifer 11 months ago
If there are no crimes, why do they need a bunch of cops there? I have a better idea: Keep the cops in the crime and drug infested neighborhoods.
nitrohype 11 months ago
This seems just odd to me. The way this article reads makes it sounds as if Jeff City doesn't staff the police station 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I guess maybe Jeff City just needs a part time police department.
JMO 11 months ago
I don't see the need for extra officers on foot to "patrol" the festival district. The poice station is one block away! If there's a problem, a dozen cell phones are going to call 911. So far I haven't heard of one single incident having taken place. Has anyone?
Sequoia 11 months ago
Police should be focusing their public relations efforts on neighborhoods where police don't have a good relationship with the public. In the festival district, I do think there ought to be some visible police presence, which can deter drunken foolishness before it starts. But visible volunteer patrols could also have the same deterent effect.
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