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What is changing in public safety and accountability?Public Safety issues across Northeast Georgia
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Repeated incidents at county recreation sites have county parks staff and an advisory board looking at ways to secure outdoor facilities overnight.
The city council discussed plans for its first firearm course at city hall, an event residents may want to know about if they use the building that day.
City council heard a police report describing an assault on officers during a disturbance that followed a car chase into the city…
The Tallulah Falls Town Council discussed recognizing Chief Tonya Elrod for her response to a student's serious car accident.
A city commissioner flagged resident complaints about speeding and non-functioning stop signs on Grand Avenue, along with trash pickup issues, at a September commission meeting.
The city has begun marking park hours to help enforce its ban on urban camping, though no formal commission vote on enforcement has been recorded.
A representative from ISO briefed the city council on the schedule used to rate local fire protection, which can affect residents' fire insurance costs.
The county jail is struggling to house inmates, a condition that could affect local law enforcement and public safety resources.
Town Council members were told vandals hit the park's book library and the front door of the Police Department.
City council members say they support having a resource officer at each school but believe the school system, not the city, should staff and pay for the program.
A proposed agreement covering fire protection between the two cities was set for a vote but was withdrawn before the commission took it up.
A financial report says the county's new fire insurance rating, tied to the Fire Department's water supply shuttle service…
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