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Lakemore chooses wisely in arranging police protection
Published on Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The arrangement between Lakemore and Springfield is yet another sign that small-town, stand-alone police departments divert scarce resources into administrative overhead while demands for sophisticated and expensive protection increase. Other communities in Summit County have made similar arrangements, Boston Township contracting with Peninsula and Clinton contracting with New Franklin. Joint dispatching operations also are increasingly common in the area.
Still, such arrangements among smaller jurisdictions have their limits. The better way in the long run is for more suburban communities to contract with the Summit County sheriff's office, further centralizing administrative functions and dispatching, as well as making more efficient use of specialized units such as SWAT teams and detective bureaus. An added advantage is enhancing greatly the coordination needed to confront serious crimes that spread across many boundaries.
Mike Kolomichuk, the Lakemore mayor, called the process that led to Monday's vote ''agonizing.'' It need not be so. The joint committee that worked on the police contract deserves credit for analyzing well the benefits of a regional approach rather than letting mere sentiment get in the way.
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