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    MisfitToyJoanna Rothkopf
    4/25/16 10:59am

    What was the dispute over?

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      Beet ArthurMisfitToy
      4/25/16 11:03am

      Yeah, there seems to be something missing from this story.

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      OMG!PONIES!MisfitToy
      4/25/16 11:05am

      No one knows.

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    SquishyWWishy is a BioPharmaShillJoanna Rothkopf
    4/25/16 11:07am

    From the comments section of the linked article:

    “Here’s what I glean from reading another story concerning the new mayor. The town has a population of 700 people and she’s building an $800,000 town hall. Then she says the forthcoming facility, which should be completed by Labor Day or early fall is quite modest, but Newberry says the town can’t afford a marshal’s office. She says we have to spend the town’s money the best we can.

    Jane Newberry is the main architect of a plan to promote Public Works Director Robert McArthur into the new job as GMF Town Manager. Newberry played the main role in developing a several year contract for McArthur and establishing the duties of the job, which is being challenged by a citizens’ referendum.

    Newberry has been sparking much heated discussion over the last year concerning her use of social media and her supporting efforts to tighten up some of its procedures, such as how citizen input is handled at local meetings, and is not releasing certain confidential documents prior to a board hearing.”

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      Slay.douché - (dreams to be a puppy)SquishyWWishy is a BioPharmaShill
      4/25/16 11:23am

      “she’s building an $800,000 town hall”

      So typical GOP-esque developer shenanigans?

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      I thought turkeys could flySquishyWWishy is a BioPharmaShill
      4/25/16 11:25am

      Almost a million on a town hall? Wtf there’s 700 people in that town. My wee town has more, and we use the school gym or firehouse.

      I mean, that money could pay for better education, things the community needs. So #teamcops

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    isner-mahutJoanna Rothkopf
    4/25/16 12:48pm

    Related: there’s a fantastic breakfast spot in Green Mountain Falls where you can get french toast made of cinnamon buns.

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      PumpkinSpiesisner-mahut
      4/25/16 1:07pm

      OMMMM NOM NOM GET IN MY MOUF

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      ILikeThunderstormsisner-mahut
      4/25/16 1:25pm

      Whaaaa! Want!

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    BDCBJoanna Rothkopf
    4/25/16 11:09am

    Small time police departments going the way of the dodo makes sense to me.

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      ZachariaBDCB
      4/25/16 11:23am

      Except haven’t there been articles suggesting that a force that lives in it’s community is more likely to be invested in reducing conflict and strife. When we have a larger sheriff’s style force, the officers ‘may’ be less interested in developing relationships with the people in a community they aren’t a part of.

      Eliminating the small time departments leads to the potential for more of a disconnect and continued militarization of a detached police force.

      Would you kindly expand on your rationale?

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      Teeny-tiny-tantrumBDCB
      4/25/16 11:44am

      Ever lived in a small country town? Because as someone who has, this is odd. Not to even touch on how far away the next police force will be and how that affects response times.

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    KittyReavenJoanna Rothkopf
    4/25/16 11:03am

    So......no info on what the problem was? You could at least mention that it’s undisclosed so we’re not confused.

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      Cestrumnocturn1KittyReaven
      4/25/16 9:03pm

      It’s a secret. Neither the mayor or the PD is telling. The 12K is hush money of some kind (probably).

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    DanceswithPeeps The Burner v2.1Joanna Rothkopf
    4/27/16 7:47pm

    I found this article online:

    http://www.coloradoindependent.com/158997/green-m...

    It sounds as though a tiny town, not even one stoplight!, marshall got full of himself and blew a lot of money on unnecessary equipment, drug-sniffing dogs, etc., as well as going from a friendly beat cop atmosphere to Robocop.

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      This is Bat CountryJoanna Rothkopf
      4/25/16 2:12pm

      Jezebel always comes through for me. I was just thinking, Hmm, where should I go for my next crime spree? Thanks, guys!

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        CaliforlifeJoanna Rothkopf
        4/25/16 12:25pm

        1 Down....just a few more departments to go (looking at your Chicago, NYC, SF, and the entire states of MO, AL, SC, LA).

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          ZhiBaChu: Awkward DetectiveJoanna Rothkopf
          4/25/16 3:26pm

          They don’t call the wild west for nothing.

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            jp457Joanna Rothkopf
            4/25/16 11:55am

            So where’s the rest of the story? You know, the part where you summarize the issues. Does anyone edit Jez?


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