Residents speak out against disbanding Jenkintown Police Department at second borough meeting
Jenkintown residents showed strength in numbers Monday night after learning their police department could be disbanded in the future.
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Jenkintown residents showed strength in numbers Monday night after learning their police department could be disbanded in the future.
Borough Council held the meeting to focus on public safety and the possibility of dissolving the Jenkintown Police Department and outsourcing coverage due to a budget shortfall.
Jenkintown's mayor said the borough's police department has a $600,000 budget shortfall.
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, residents packed a meeting Wednesday to discuss the future of the borough's police department. Leaders are considering disbanding the department because of a budget shortfall.
Jenkintown Borough in Montgomery County is considering disbanding its police department because of a $600,000 budget shortfall.
Jenkintown, Montgomery County, residents and business owners are worried after borough leaders said they might shutter the police department to make up a budget shortfall.
Jenkintown Borough officials said they were considering several options to deal with a budget shortfall, including possibly disbanding its police force, ahead of two meetings inviting the public to share their comments.
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