Tamworth Police Chief Dana Littlefield asks selectmen on June 9 if they support the police department and the board agreed. Littlefield said hiring officers was made more difficult because a previous board of selectmen looked at outsourcing police duties to the sheriff's department. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
Tamworth Police Chief Dana Littlefield asks selectmen on June 9 if they support the police department and the board agreed. Littlefield said hiring officers was made more difficult because a previous board of selectmen looked at outsourcing police duties to the sheriff's department. (DAYMOND STEER PHOTO)
TAMWORTH — At their meeting June 9, Tamworth selectmen stated unequivocally they support their local police department after the chief said uncertainty about its future has made it hard to hire officers.
Last year, the selectmen, with a majority of whom are no longer on the board, decided to see if disbanding the police department and contracting with the sheriff's office would result in considerable cost savings to the town.
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