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Following an at-times contentious discussion on Tuesday night regarding Sag Harbor Village’s process in accepting bids for outside police protection—and the acknowledgement that some bids had been posted on an online police blog—Mayor Brian Gilbride OK’d the release of the proposals.
The Southampton Town Police Department, the last agency to respond to Sag Harbor’s request, offered the lowest bid, at $720,694. The Suffolk County sheriff’s office estimated it could police the village for $923,520, a figure that does not include fuel costs, while the East Hampton Town Police turned in a nearly $1.2 million proposal.
Southampton Town’s bid, received last Thursday, October 4, calls for one full-time patrol officer per shift and, in the summer, a seasonal patrol officer as well. It would create a new sector and use a new, fully... more
The Southampton Town Police Department, the last agency to respond to Sag Harbor’s request, offered the lowest bid, at $720,694. The Suffolk County sheriff’s office estimated it could police the village for $923,520, a figure that does not include fuel costs, while the East Hampton Town Police turned in a nearly $1.2 million proposal.
Southampton Town’s bid, received last Thursday, October 4, calls for one full-time patrol officer per shift and, in the summer, a seasonal patrol officer as well. It would create a new sector and use a new, fully... more
It is interesting to note that the locals do not seem to be taking it too seriously and that the one board member seems to be the driving force. As an aside, the Towns of East Hampton and Southampton Police forces and very low on manpower, and neither is currently staffed to handle the job - they were "asked for numbers and they gave them, but neither can do it at this time Papers should ask these chiefs ...more "are you currently staffed to take this job ?