Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1954-10-28
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the money they spending for police department is
good investment They hardly ask for more if they
cannot Justify present expenditures.
1t true have bigger police department than ever
before But in respects had better department
ten years ago when we had only nightwatchman
For example: last winter Harley Goodrich went into
the basement of the Ben Franklin store Chardon shortly
after midnight He the building about four hours
During that time police the store If he had
been burglar he would have had ample time to move out
most of the stock.
the first jobs of local police force being neglected
the checking of stores after they closed for the night
When parking meters were installed our local police
threw up their hands too much of job for them so
special officer had to be hired to check parking meters
There have been other phases of police department
that haven't looked good For example, turkeys for the
police department Christmas time present from
George Mhne at the Green Lantern The way they work
is this Mshne to Bob Nei at King Central store
and orders the turkeys Later the Chief OF Police comes IN
and makes the pickup.
there are others how much or how often. Do you
consider proper for your chief of police to be accepting
Christmas presents" from liquor joints?
Remember Chardons Liquor Joints" pay special taxes
go the village amounting in Chardon to S45OOoo
year for the extra of police protection Is right
or in public interests they should keep police de-
partment on their gift" list?
Everybody knows costs have gone way up in the past
ten years some to than twice much And folks
want better things today than ten years ago including
better police service 1t would not be unreasonable to expect
they were ten years ago.
But they actually more than THIRTEEN times as
much!
If village council would only hold police expense
to TEN times what ten years ago they would have
over $5O0O00 a year left that they could for
street repair
Qf you want the dollars and cents figures police
pense in Chardon last year $1945246 - ten years
ago it $1,42161)
Compare police COSTS Geaugas sherffs office operates
the county jail papers for Common Pleas Juvenile
and occasion Probate Court pays for electricity coal
food and other operating the county JAM
has staff of nine call twelve hours a day each
Total cost is less than dollars person the county
Probably it is too low and should be higher But it should
approach the eXhorbitant figure of $40
that is the average in Chardon remember also
share of the sheriff's office expense we'll
police department).
1t costs little So person for police protection
Burton Total per person in Mddefeld is less than
S4 Their policeman "a hour call and also checks the
parking meters.
Are our lives so much valuable
much vicious that per cost should be more
than twice as any other folks the country? Or
are village council looking at things out of all true
proportion?
Sure need streets But the proposed levy will build
no streets carefully Worded to limit it to repair and
maintenance ONLY Folks who want their street paved
will have to vote approve still another levy
If vote the proposed levy down and our council
takes steps to bring their within the street
proposal be brought up again at special election.
special election costs couple of hundred dollars but
should be many thousands of dollars ahead by voting No
the village levy at this time.