In Joe Killian's article, Curfew for teens ends but questions remain, he writes, "According to (Chief) Miller, the police department dedicated 107 extra officers to the effort for what amounted to 2,046 on-the-clock hours. That cost the city an estimated $81,800, Miller said."
Mayor Perkins, Councilwoman Nancy Vaughan, the remainder of City Council and even Chief Miller all cite the curfew as a success with its 9 warnings, 8 citations and 4 arrests.
But perhaps if our city council were to invest in hiring, training and equipping more police officers instead of building performing arts centers the curfew would have never been needed in the first place.
$81,800 pretty much says it all: Hire cops instead of building monuments to Greensboro's elites. At least cops shop here.
Via Roch
