Residents overwhelmingly favored taking no action on the police collaboration question.
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Jay weighs police coverage options ahead of June 9 vote
Jay officials reviewed four possible paths for future police coverage, including a proposed collaboration with Wilton, ahead of a June 9 special town meeting vote.
Jay voters can weigh in on police collaboration options in May, June
Residents will be asked to advise officials on four policing models as Jay and Wilton consider potential changes to local law enforcement.
Wilton to ask voters to weigh in on police service collaboration with Jay
Residents will vote on four options for police collaboration with Jay during the June 9 primary election.
Wilton plans April 1 meeting on possible police partnership with Jay
Residents at the public meeting will hear options for sharing police services with Jay and can give feedback before the town decides how to proceed.
Jay, Wilton police ‘just trying to survive’ as options for collaboration are mulled
With pros and cons to each option, the towns’ police chiefs say keeping local authority was a priority for the committee studying the issue.
Jay, Wilton diving deeper into questions about police coverage in towns
The committee is exploring options to either form one police department, go with Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, or just share services.
Jay, Wilton lean toward merging police departments
The collaboration committee is exploring three options for police coverage between the two towns.
Wilton-Jay police committee mulls pros, cons of forming one department
The committee had a presentation on Monday by Paul Ferland, police chief of both Monmouth and Winthrop departments, who explained what he has done to try and create one department, which is still under discussion.