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Armstrong Council Approves Law Enforcement Agreement
By mmcwilliams May 25, 2021 6:17 am
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Armstrong, IA (KICD) Monday evening, the Armstrong City Council passed an agreement with the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement for the town. Mayor Travis Schueller says the agreement has been in the talks for a while.
We previously reported The final agreement is expected to cost the city just under five thousand dollars a month.
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City of Armstrong and Emmet County Sheriff’s Office Reach Deal on Policing Costs
By charguth May 11, 2021 9:05 am
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Armstrong, IA (KICD)– The Armstrong City Council continued its discussion Monday night on how it would like policing to look following some disagreement on numbers presented by the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office.
Sheriff Mike Martens tells KICD News the debate over costs has been resolved following some additional meeting time outside of the regular council meeting.
Sheriff Martens the agreement would have the county absorbing the benefits being paid to deputies patrolling the City of Armstrong.
The final agreement is expected to cost the city just under five thousand dollars a month. No official action was taken on the matter Monday evening following a request from Mayor David Grussing to table it pending the results of Tuesday’s special election.
Armstrong Resident Questions Curb and Gutter Project Calculations
By charguth May 3, 2021 2:56 pm
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Armstrong, IA (KICD) The Armstrong City Council may be looking at its budget a little bit differently after a resident began calculating some of the numbers on his own in the recent weeks.
Arden Kinnander went before the council last week to discuss some of his “finding” including a calculations for a 2020 curb and gutter project levy.
Mayor David Grussing noted budget preparation is a long process and most of the work this time around was done prior to him taking office.
Kinnander is under the belief that all land owners in Armstrong should be paying around 13 thousand dollars for the project with the remaining balance being covered by those who actually befitted from the project.
Armstrong Council Hears From Resident On Police Deal Budget
By mmcwilliams April 27, 2021 6:13 am
Saga Communications
Armstrong, IA (KICD) Monday night, the Armstrong City Council heard from a resident during their regular meeting about some things he found in the budget. Armstrong Resident Arden Kinnander says he did the math for the law enforcement deal brought up by Emmet County Sheriff Mike Martens at a previous meeting. He says residents have only seen the cost of the sheriff department’s $94,000 divided by 20 hours for around a rate of $91 for an hour of patrol.
Kinnander also had an estimate for a flat billing for all residents.