Crime & Public Safety in Clarkesville
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What is changing in public safety and accountability?Public Safety issues in Clarkesville
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A proposed deal for the City of Demorest to handle court clerk services failed to get a motion for approval from Clarkesville's council.
City Council is considering a purchase of new body cameras for the Police Department, but has not yet made a decision.
A city police training/safety grant is being used to buy equipment, including license plate readers, according to council packets.
A grant framework to help fund police body-worn cameras is expected to open this fall, according to city records.
City Council records show the fire department looking at two new federal grant applications for equipment and prevention programs after a prior request for protective gear funding was…
A city council packet shows a license plate reader system with a $20,000 grant award against a final quote of about $27,000 including outfitting.
A resident's call for police to enforce the city's vehicle noise rules could mean more attention to loud vehicles if the city acts on it.
The city's study into merging fire service with Habersham County has drawn skepticism from the staff who attended a county meeting on it…
City council examined how police enforce the leash law ordinance after an off-leash dog confrontation on the Greenway, but took no formal action.
A downburst toppled a tree onto the city's fire station last year, and the council got a repair update nearly a year later, with no completion reported yet.
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.
The proposed ordinance would set new fines and penalties for unauthorized use of city water service, along with rules on property defacement, gang activity…
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