Many Egremonters don't know that we have a unionized police department. (Some former Selectboard should be drawn and quartered for that sorry result.) I think the Selectboard just negotiated a new contract with the union, and I can bet it didn't come cheap.

We pay a lot for police protection, and many of us think we're throwing a lot of money away. Hillsdale, Alford and other nearby towns don't have police departments at all; they rely on county or state police or both, and there don't seem to be crime waves in those towns. But we not only have full and part timers, we have 24 hour a day coverage, which runs up the cost. Has anyone thought to ask the chief what she thinks about the 24 hour a day coverage? If she thinks it's unnecessary (or could be replaced with cheaper coverage), why would we continue it?