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Author    Post   Dave Starr F L I N T O I D Armed robbery in the parking lot of Stanley's Market on King & Flint Park about 6pm. The parking lot is directly across the street from the ministation on King & Bishop. [/i] _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:33 pm  untanglingwebs El Supremo Community Police officers are too busy to be in the mini-stations. Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:37 pm  Dave Starr F L I N T O I D We actually have community police officers, or just some labeled as such? _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Mon Jun 06, 2011 7:47 pm  untanglingwebs El Supremo You got me on that one dave. But remember the 9-1-1 call where the officer said he had to finish walking his beat! maybe that was an anomoly! Tue Jun 07, 2011 6:35 am  Dave Starr F L I N T O I D There may be one community policing officer; Jessie Carpenter. He's doing wonderful things at Haskell. _________________ I used to care, but I take a pill for that now. Pushing buttons sure can be fun. When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way. Paddle faster, I hear banjos. Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:51 am  untanglingwebs El Supremo Lori Dougovito More: Bio, E-mail, News Team FLINT (WJRT) -- (06/08/11) -- Flint Mayor Dayne Walling says he will not veto the budget adopted by City Council Monday. He says he supports the budget, no veto, so the budget will go into place July 1. "The ... adopted budget invests in public safety, essential services and community development. The budget is balanced and consistent with the city's deficit elimination plan," Walling said. It is a balanced budget, but one that hinges on additional state money and a 15 percent concession agreement from public safety unions. That alone is something Walling's administration has not been able to do throughout his time as mayor. Still, he remains positive, awaits arbitration as well with the police unions, knowing other action will have to be taken if both sides cannot come together on concessions. Walling says staffing levels for police and fire departments remain comparable to this year, but again, that is based on those double digit concessions. We spoke with public safety leaders yesterday about those expected concessions. "We've lost two-thirds of our police department in the last three years, and to me right there those are both huge concessions," said Brian Burdy of the Flint Police Officers Assoc. Pres. "I have a document here which he specifically states and asked for 10-12 percent concessions and we've met that. It's out of my hands," said Raul Garcia, president of the Flint Fire Union. This budget also depends on an extra $1 million in state aid, shared incentive-based revenue city leaders believe they will receive after talking with the state treasurer's officer about criteria that needs to be met. There will be no public safety cuts based on those double-digit concessions and 12 police officers, funded though a more than $1 million C.S. Mott Foundation grant are safe too. "The C. S. Mott foundation started re-investing in our community policing program and it's good news they've continued it again this year," Walling said. The focus? Foot patrols, two community police officers in each of the city's nine wards and mini-stations. At Flint's eastside police mini, coordinator Helen Chazick says she didn't really notice changes after that money was awarded last year. "As for the foot patrol, I don't think that went over too big," she said. "There's not enough officers." "You always have to be positive, look to the future and hope for things to get better instead of getting worse," Chazick said. Follow us on Facebook | Follow us on Twitter (Copyright ©2011 WJRT-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:21 am  untanglingwebs El Supremo quote: Dave Starr schreef: There may be one community policing officer; Jessie Carpenter. He's doing wonderful things at Haskell. Yes, I too hear good things about Carpenter. Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:23 am  untanglingwebs El Supremo Mott Foundation is continuing the grant to fund 12 foot Patrol officers who will assist in the mini stations. Then why are the task force officers being asked to meet at the mini stations as community officers for these stations. Are we double dipping and asking the federal government to pay for services that should be paid from the Mott grant or the general fund. How can the task force perform their tasks when they and other officers are taking routine complaints and not complaints about violence and threats? Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:14 pm    Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First

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