NP residents petition to have say in proposed police station
Joey Gamache, left, and Brian Paulson talk about the petition drive Sunday, June 8, in Memorial Park. Paulson is leading the drive to bring to a vote the proposed $10,415,000 general obligation Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) bonds to pay for the building of New Prague’s proposed new police station. (Patrick Fisher photo)
New Prague residents have been busy over the last two weeks to gather signatures for a petition to have a vote on the proposed $10,415,000 general obligation Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) bonds to pay for the building of New Prague’s proposed new police station.
Leading the petition drive is Brian Paulson, who held a drive in Memorial Park, Sunday, June 8, from 3-7 p.m. The event in the park was to allow people to come down and sign the petition or for volunteers to drop off sheets with signatures.
“My current goal is for more input from residents,” Paulson said, as he felt there had been a lack of input from residents in the project to build a new police station.
He’s cited how the New Prague Area School District had residents as part of its task force to go over proposed work to the school district’s buildings.
He also noted how the city did not have a public hearing for the CIP bonds that was originally scheduled for March 17.
In a timeline provided by New Prague City Administrator Josh Tetzlaff, it was noted the city council inadvertently did not formally open the public...
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