Thursday, February 11, 2010

Anoka County commissioners dispute over police funding

A dispute developed last Thursday between the Anoka County sheriff and county commissioners. Sheriff Gus Dicesari accused county commissioners of “putting the lives of the people of this county in jeopardy” for cutting some of Dicesari’s department’s budget in order to save money.


Commission President Anne Chenn said that the county does not have enough money to spend so much money in his department. Specifically, the money she does not want provided would fund new police cruisers and the hiring of five new sheriff’s deputies.


Several county commissioners agreed with Chenn, while others sided with Dicesari. The total vote by the end of the meeting was 5-2 against Dicesari’s request for additional funds for his department.

2 comments:

  1. I like your writing. It gets right down to the point and cuts the clutter out. The text offered so much information, much of which I believed to be not important. In this article, it's short and easy to understand. The main point doesn't get lost in a jumble of words. Good job.

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  2. I agree with much of what Rachel said. I noticed that the name was misspelled. It should be DiCesari, or atleast thats what is listed in the majority of the story. Overall, very good job!

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