Monday night's city council meeting is one for the records. Alderman Becki Vassar spoke for the mini-storage development on 107 across from the North Hills property. Then, Vassar joined Alderman Steve Fender to waylay others with their comments regarding the proposed 2008 Budget, criticizing the Office of Economic Development, and eliminating it from the city budget.
Vassar then spoke against the Sherwood Police Department. With a murder in Sherwood at Brockington and Calloway just five days prior to the council meeting, she questioned the department's budget requests for replacement of old police vehicles and six positions for the Police Department. Currently, two officers are out for medical reasons, two are in IRAQ, and eight are subject to call to duty in IRAQ. The city mechanic stated that the police department needed to replace more than ten vehicles due to their age and very high mileage.
Vassar and Fender did not attend any of the three budget meetings, and Vassar refuses to serve on the budget committee. Aldermen generally get their meeting packets several days before the city council meeting, allowing ample time for them to ask for additional information or seek answers to any questions on items on the agenda.
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http://www.arkansasleader.com/2007/11/top-story-economic-department-doesnt.html
Sherwood Police Vehicles List:
1977 Fermont Bridgeport generator
1990 Honda Accord
1990 Ford Pickup
1991 Chevrolet Caprice
1993 Chevrolet Van
1994 Chevrolet Caprice
1994 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 Chevrolet Caprice
1995 GMC Pickup truck
1996 Ford Crown Victoria
1996 Ford Crown Victoria
1996 Ford Crown Victoria
1997 Ford Crown Victoria
1997 Ford Crown Victoria
1997 Ford Crown Victoria
1997 Ford Crown Victoria
1998 Jeep Cherokee
1998 Jeep Cherokee
1999 Forc Crown Victoria
1999 Ford Crown Victoria
1999 Ford 15V van
1999 Ford Crown Victoria
1999 Ford Crown Victoria
1999 Ford Crown Victoria
1999 Dodge Truck
2000 Chevrolet Impala
2000 Chevrolet Impala
2000 Chevrolet Impala
2000 Chevrolet Impala
2000 Chevrolet Impala
2000 Jeep Cherokee
2001 Chevrolet Impala
2001 GMC Jimmy
2001 Polaris ATV
2001 Polaris ATV
2002 Chevrolet Impala
2002 Chevrolet Impala
2002 Chevrolet Impala
2002 Chevrolet Impala
2003 Dodge Durango
2003 Chevrole Impala
2003 Chevrole Impala
2004 Chevrolet Impala
2004 Chevrolet Impala
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2007 Dodge Charger
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It was only about three years ago
that, while the Office of Economic
Development did nothing, that three
major retailers left Sherwood and
crippled the sales tax revenues
that the City receives. What is
amazing is that they have been able
to buy the cars they have. It also
should be remembered that a new car
is not necessary for delivering
warrants or transferring prisoners
or any number of other non-patrol
and pursuit purposes. Do you think
that if we had 6 more police that
the murder would not have happened?
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