Board asks council not to make decision on new station size
The Belleville Police Services Board will ask City Council to hold off on any decisions on size of the new police station, until a full needs assessment is complete.
The needs assessment, which involves an architect and senior police service staff, is ongoing with plenty of decisions still to be made.
Chief Cory MacKay tells Quinte News, while she’s not thrilled with the choice of the old Veridian building on College Street as the new location, she wants to make sure the facility has everything it needs.
The Chief says along with needs for the service, they have to look at public needs as well, like accessibility and other issues.
Youth In Policing Program Returns
As policing week continues, the Belleville Police Service says it’s looking for some young, enthusiastic summer staffers.
The Youth In Policing Program is back for another summer, for students who are between 15 and 18 years old and have an interest in policing or law enforcement.
Chief Cory MacKay says the paid position will see students paired up with uniformed officers, in a variety of roles.
For more information and to find out how to register, just click here to visit the BPS website.
Chief dislikes community toll roads, but will look into them further
Belleville’s Police Chief has been tasked with looking at how other municipalities handle community toll roads.
Chief Cory MacKay had recommended council deny a local charity request to set up a toll road in the city, because it’s not the safest method of fundraising and a by-law would have to be passed.
Council reps on the board, including Mayor Taso Christopher, said they didn’t want to tie charity group’s hands and limit their fundraising options, so he made the motion for the Chief to look at other policies.
That report will likely come back to the board at the next regular meeting.
