State Revenue Down, but Mayor Gets His Car..

Mr. Mayor while the state has cut revenue to the city, what are you doing driving a leased car for all most $800.00 dollars a month?

We have 6 police officers on duty during each shift, I myself one day saw one officer sitting on John Daily, another one sitting on Ford Rd and Gully by the gas station, and then one sitting by the bank on Telegraph Rd. That takes care of 3 the other 3 could be sitting some place else giving out tickets. In the mean time we have 15 homes broken into, could be happening while the police officer is sitting on John Daily, just a few blocks in is where the homes are being broken into. I think the police have a very hard job to do, and they are only doing what they’re told to do, I’m sure that they would rather be preventing crimes, then generating revenue for the city. Since when has our police department become a money machine for the city, isn’t it suppose to cost us money, our tax dollars pay for the police, not the other way around. Rolling stops are a great way to get money, and you the driver have no way short of having a video camera in your car to prove that you stopped at the sign. How many rolling stop tickets were given out in 09, if there is a  judge for the city that comes here I would ask that you go back, and look, then find out how many got off without paying the fine of $130.00. Can you honestly say that every one of those that comes before you is guilty not one person made a complaint stop. That is just one example, sure some people are violating the traffic laws, and should be given a ticket, but I know of one women that got a ticket for one mile over the speed limit, one dam mile. I would venture to say with the motivation of generating revenue for the city, that there are more then a few bogus tickets given. You would have people that are not home during the day while these brake-ins are happening start a neighborhood watch program. So what we are not suppose to go to work? We are not asking for the whole police force to come to our area, we are asking for one patrol car to cruise this area.

I hope Mr Mayor you are not going to run again, because I can assure you, you will not see it again. I can assure you that everyone that lives in this area will not vote for you again, you have lost many votes Mr. Mayor.

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