With Its One Officer On Depart, Ridgetop Residents Confront Metropolis Leaders
RIDGETOP TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn Information) – It was one other robust end up (statistically) for Ridgetop’s Board of Mayor and Alderman assembly Tuesday night.
Ridgetop residents sat patiently as metropolis leaders made their approach by means of the evening’s agenda however issues heated up as the chance for residents to talk arrived.
The assembly was not as crowded as earlier conferences however the message was the identical, reinstate the police pressure. One after the other, residents stepped ahead to specific their emotions concerning the board’s earlier choices regarding the funds and most supplied metropolis leaders concepts on learn how to fund it’s police pressure full-time, one thing metropolis leaders say the funds can’t deal with.
In the mean time, Ridgetop has no police pressure as a result of its one-and-only officer is on depart. Throughout Ridgetop’s final metropolis assembly, the board voted to retain only one officer. That was a step up from the earlier assembly through which the board voted to shut the police division altogether, nevertheless, that officer, Chief Morris, despatched the board a letter final week stating that he’s now formally on depart. A trigger for Chief Morris’ absence was not launched. So for the time being, Ridgetop police-related calls are being dealt with by the Robertson County Sheriff’s Workplace and different adjoining businesses.
The video protection of the assembly (offered above) begins on the level that residents have been supplied a chance to talk. It’s unedited and runs for about 45 minutes. With no amplification system for the room, we did our greatest to reinforce the audio for you.
If you’re new to the state of affairs relating to Ridgetop’s police pressure, click on right here for the complete again story.
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