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The members ofthe Princeton Township Police Depanment PBA 387 are srvom 1o protect the Princeton Township Community and provide you with professional police services. As responsible members ofthe communitv wealso feel thatit isourdutyto inform you about potenfial public safety concems we have in regards to consolidation. While we respect the Consolidation Commission's effons to research this topic, we believe rhat the cost savings are minimal while the negative impacl on services and public safety will be

significant.

According to lhe consolidation studv the alleged savings for tax payers for a combined municipality could be $200 a year. However, this savings comes at the price of losing 9 police officers, decreasing the force to merely 5 I officers. According to National Standards a consolidaled Princeton should have a police depanment ofa minimum of66 officers.

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Cunently, Princeton Township tax payers pay approximately $2.00 a da1 for 24hr porice service. (Curtent price ofa Starbucks Grande Cof.fec .9-?.09,/ t.;nder consolidation your police services cost will increase by

Up to a 50 % reduction in dispatch services during daytime hours. Cunently between the Torvnship and Borough there are three to four 9l I operators working during peak hours. In a consolidated police depanment that number will be reduced to Dispatchers answer both your emergenc) and non-emergency phone ca s to the porice

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Department. Princeton Borough Police historically has a higher call volume than Princeton Township. l'his means thal more Police resources will be dedicated to the downtown district and your neighborhood will lose

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address neighborhood speeding complaints

Officers to patrol your neighborhood Follow-up and investigative services, and Slower response time to calls for service

Princeton Township currently has a Traffic Bureau. a Communit) services Bureau and a Detective Bureau_ \,ou do not need to consolldate to receive these services as the commission has reponed.

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Princeton Township Police Depanment is accrcdited by CALEA and the NJ state decreases the Township's liability and insurance cost. Under consolidation this

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cenification will be immediately lost.

Transition costs for the police depa(ment alone will be significantly higher than reponed in the commission's report.

and women who are commined to serving the princeton iownship community and haye done so since 1927. The Princeton Township Police Department willcontinue to seie you ro th" b.rt ofou. auiriti"r. ir,""l y", diylu. ti'n. una consideration on this matter.

ofPBA 387 recognize the fact thal we do not have a vote in regards to consolidation. However, it is our responsibility to infom you'.the tax payer' that you will be negatively affectea uy ttre crranges police to services as part ofconsolidation. we are professional men

Respectfully,
The Members ofPrincton Township police pBA 3E7