To continue hiring new officers and using COPS grant funding as

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Wildwood - To continue hiring new officers and using COPS grant funding as justification is pulling the wool over the taxpayers' eyes. The city council and Police Chief Long fail to mention that local taxes only cover about 50 percent of the cost to the taxpayer. When the grants run out, the taxpayers have to foot the entire bill. Remember that the real cost to the taxpayer also includes pensions, transportation equipment, medical, etc. I'm not against needed improvements to the city services, however, I am against a city council that does not tell the whole story.

Print Publication Date: 
10/29/2014