A Community Survey has been prepared by the Police Study Committee and all residents are encouraged to complete it.
Instructions on how to deliver it are included on the form.
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Hudson Falls, NY. – The Study Steering Committee for the Police Services Study will present a draft version of its Existing Conditions Report at a public meeting scheduled for 7pm on Thursday May 23rd at the Hudson Falls High School Cafeteria at 80 East LaBarge Street in Hudson Falls. Residents are encouraged to come to learn more about the study. Departments examined in this report include the Hudson Falls Police Department, the Fort Edward Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department. Following the meeting, the Study Steering Committee will incorporate public comments into the final report on existing conditions. The Final Existing Conditions Report describes current services, and allows the study to continue by looking at promising opportunities for greater coordination and cooperation among the departments.
The Police Services Study project is being funded by a grant from the New York State Department of State’s Local Government Efficiency Grant Program. The study is being led by a Study Steering Committee appointed by the Hudson Falls Village Board, comprising residents and officials from the Village of Hudson Falls, the Village of Fort Edward, the Town of Kingsbury, the Hudson Falls School District and Washington County. Earlier this year, the Study Steering Committee held a kick-off meeting at Village Hall, where the study consultants, Tim Weidemann of Rondout Consulting and Peter Fairweather of Fairweather Consulting, introduced the study process and described several opportunities throughout 2013 for residents to learn more and voice their opinions.
Information about the study, including copies of study documents and a calendar of events, can be found on the Police Services Study website, at http://hudsonfalls.rondoutconsulting.com . For further information contact: Tim Weidemann, Rondout Consulting: 800-401-5493 John Barton, Mayor of Hudson Falls: 518-747-5426
The Village of Hudson Falls Police Study is supported with funding from the New York State Department of State’s Local Government Efficiency Grant Program. The Study Steering Committee is committed to an open and transparent study, and encourages input from residents, employers, and other interested parties through a variety of forums. For more information, visit the Police Services Study website: http://hudsonfalls.rondoutconsulting.com.
The nearly 50 local residents at Thursday’s “Reimagining Police Services” meeting at Village Hall had an active voice when it came to discussing possible changes to how police cover Hudson Falls and Fort Edward.
Consultant Tim Weidemann instructed those attending to ARTICLE HERE>>>
Police Study Public Kick-Off Meeting at 7:00 PM tonight at the Village Hall, 220 Main Street in Hudson Falls. The meeting is open to the public and all are urged to attend.
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Hudson Falls, NY —- The Village of Hudson Falls, NY is commencing a 9-month study of police services in the area. In 2012, the Village received a grant through the NYS Department of State’s Local Government Efficiency program to conduct the study, and appointed a Study Steering Committee to lead the study. The Village recently selected a team comprising Rondout Consulting of Kingston, NY and Fairweather Consulting of New Paltz, NY, to provide technical assistance to the Study Steering Committee.Over the next several months, the Project Steering Committee and its consultants will develop a police services study and plan for the Village of Hudson Falls. The study will examine current characteristics of police services, and identify options available for reducing costs while improving the delivery of regional police services. To answer questions about the study and begin gathering input from local residents, the committee is holding a Public Kick-Off Meeting at 7:00 PM on Thursday, March 28th, at the Village Hall, 220 Main Street in Hudson Falls. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this first of several public meetings regarding the study.The Public Kick-Off Meeting is designed to dispel myths about the study process and encourage public involvement in this important study. “Even though we’re just getting started, this is a critical point in the study,” according to Tim Weidemann, one of the project consultants. “Some residents may be skeptical or concerned about this project, and there is often a lot of confusion about a study like this. By providing an early opportunity for residents to ask questions and provide input, we hope we can develop a study that really speaks to those concerns, answers those important questions, and provides some clarity about the study process and its impacts,” Weidemann added.In addition to the Public Kick-Off Meeting, the committee plans to hold several public meetings throughout the project and has launched a project web site that contains a calendar of meetings, study and meeting documents, and a contact forum that allows to provide their input. The web site can be accessed at http://hudsonfalls.rondoutconsulting.com.
For further information contact: Original post as it appears on The Police Services Study Website
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