Gouverneur Mayor Elect Wants More Police Protection for VillageIt's been nearly three years since Gouverneur Village officials cut it's police force, reducing protection to save money. But the village's new mayor-elect says he wants to revisit the question of police service with an eye on resuming around the clock protection Christopher Miller says he wants to see the police department revitalized as one of several goals in the village's top seat if his election holds up. Miller leads incumbent mayor Dorothy Vorce by 34 votes with 66 absentee ballots still outstanding. Vorce and village officials downsized the police force and cut the chief's position to part-time, trimming thousands of dollars from the budget. But Miller says, the village has suffered without what he describes as "adequate police coverage" for long enough. "There's no justification for it. The funding has to be found and there's not excuses for it. We have to do it," says Miller. Miller says he also wants to see the village move forward with ongoing water and sewer improvements including increasing flows and water pressure to the Kinney Warehouse to help save jobs. "Roughly 300 jobs, if this weren't taken care of, could be lost from the area. That would devastate any community. It has to be done. I feel that feet have been dragged for a while on it," adds Miller. It will be next week when absentee ballots are counted before Miller knows for sure he is officially Gouverneur's next mayor. |
Thursday, May 17, 2012
, Watertown, NY
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