U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas talks with Conway Police Department Chief Chris Mattei and Lieutenant Suzanne Kelley-Scott at the station during Pappas' visit around Carroll County on Monday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas talks with Conway Police Department Chief Chris Mattei and Lieutenant Suzanne Kelley-Scott at the station during Pappas' visit around Carroll County on Monday. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
CONWAY — Lack of housing in the region has hurt the Conway Police Department's ability to attract and hire officers and dispatchers, the brass told U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH), who swung through town Monday.
Conway Police Chief Chris Mattei and second-in-command Lt. Suzanne Kelley-Scott said even though new officers can earn good salaries of about $54,000 with benefits their recruitment efforts are falling short because because rents for a even one-bedroom apartment can cost as much as $1,500.Â
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