Police Request

I have been critical of the $54,000 admin assistant request in the 2006 budget. This position squeezed out a request for a new police officer. If the money has to be spent then the police officer position should be hired. There has been no growth in the Police Department for the last few years. Our city continues to grow as do the policing concerns of our citizens. Isanti will see another boom in housing and its first true boom in commercial expansion in 2006. This will put tremendous stress on a police force that is already spread thin. We need to make a commitment to our Police Officers and citizens that we will do everything thing within reason to ensure a safe and friendly Isanti for the generations to come.