Borough officials will check out a power point presentation detailing a joint force with Evans City—including costs.
Seven Fields will share with the public a proposed plan for a regional police department with Evans City. Borough officials are set to view a power point presentation on the joint force at Monday’s council meeting at 6 p.m. at the municipal building. Currently, Seven Fields contracts its police services with neighboring Cranberry Township. However, manager Tom Smith said the borough could no longer afford to pay a percentage of Cranberry's police budget, especially as the township continues to attract residents and businesses. Seven Fields is done growing, he said. Under the terms of the contract—which runs through 2016, with an earlier optional termination date at the end of 2014—Seven Fields, which is made up of about 2,887 residents, …
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Borough officials OK a request for a feasibility study on a joint police department with Evans City, say it won’t affect ‘good’ relationship with Cranberry.
Seven Fields is moving forward with plans to examine the possibility of a regional police force with Evans City. At Monday’s council meeting, borough officials gave the green light to a formal request for a feasibility study from the state on the joint department. Seven Fields manager Tom Smith added he and other borough officials met with Evans City representatives earlier Monday to discuss a regional department. “The meeting went very, very well,” he said. “We are going to proceed with the potential development of a regional police department between the municipalities.” The boroughs could become eligible for grant money from the state Department of Community and Economic Development for a regional force once the study is complete, Smith…
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Stella Neely
8:24 am on Monday, September 24, 2012
Totally agree, Jim! I wonder why Adams Twp and Mars didn't step up if it's such a good deal! After all, the basically border 7 Fields! more ›