Elyria Mayor announces fire and police layoffs

[doubleestark]

However, having said that they can replace police officers with contract security guards, I don't mean replace them with security guards who only sit doing fence watches that students take so that they can get paid to do homework or old east indian guys, but to high profile security guards such as shopping mall security guards and armoured security guards.

[kashmyr7]

I'll be the first to say it then, since no one else has said the obvious - they have money for flowers, trees, and the poles near the new Wal-Mart but don't have money to keep a couple more police officers?

[justinml]

did any of the speakers take a pay cut at all?...

[CoalTrain8321]

Its going to cost you more in the long run. you should never cut the people that protect us