Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Policing Costs Pondered In Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls

2013 is starting off in the Town of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls with some uncertainty about policing.

The municipality was prepared to cancel its contract with the OPP and opt for a call for service.

Mayor Bill Thompson says the OPP have since come back with a lower contract figure, but council is holding off on making a decision in light of an Ontario Auditor's report that raised questions about the increasing cost of OPP service, while crime rates have fallen.