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Mayor Ted Wheeler supports creating 7-member Portland police team to respond to shootings around-the-clock
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
Posted Feb 05, 2021
The estimated cost is $153,348 for the rest of this fiscal year through June and $306,695 next fiscal year for a total of $460,043. The money for this year likely would come out of the Police Bureau’s existing budget, but the funding for next year would have to be approved by City Council in the next budget phase. (The Oregonian/OregonLive)LC- The Oregonian
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Mayor Ted Wheeler said Friday he supports creating a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week Portland police team to respond to shootings, pursue immediate investigations and help process crime scene evidence.
From The City Club of Eugene:
Just over four months ago, the Holiday Farm Fire consumed more than 173,000 acres of the McKenzie River valley.
Forestry resource specialists called it a “total stand-replacement fire,” one that killed all or most of the trees in the affected area, a very rare event in the Western Cascades. For many residents, the past few months have been focused entirely on survival enduring the immediate aftermath and then simply making it through the winter. class= wysiwyg-break drupal-content src= /sites/all/modules/contrib/wysiwyg/plugins/break/images/spacer.gif title= >For this second City Club program on the Holiday Farm Fire, we turn our full attention to recovery and ask the question: What does it mean to rebuild? Community members and local organizations are adapting to multi-year recovery timelines. Local agencies are working to support recovery, comply with FEMA regulations and flood insurance requirements, and mitigate future disasters along t
Former Brevard commissioner, ‘waterways activist’ Ron Pritchard dies
Pritchard remembered as ‘force of civic pride and activism for Brevard County’
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The sunset above the Indian River in Merritt Island. (Image credit: John Speck) (WKMG 2020)
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – Former District 2 Brevard County commissioner Ron Pritchard has died, according to a news release.
Pritchard’s death was first announced earlier this week during a Brevard County Commissioners meeting by District 4 Commissioner Curt Smith, who remembered Pritchard as a “waterways activist.”
“I have known Ron for 20 years or more. He was a force of civic pride and activism for Brevard County in general and specifically regarding water and boating issues,” Smith said. “Because of his efforts both as a Commissioner and as a private citizen, his presence will be greatly missed.”
Deschutes County seeks residents to serve on Public Safety Coordinating Council
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Deschutes County is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council (LPSCC).
LPSCC is comprised of community representatives, criminal and juvenile justice officials, law enforcement officers, elected city and county officials, and relevant public services professionals. The council helps facilitate planning for community corrections services.
Members are appointed to four-year terms and are not paid for their time. LPSCC usually meets at 3:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. Due to COVID-19, this meeting is currently being held virtually.