BY CASSANDRA JENKINS & JESSICA SHORTEN
Shenandoah adds 3 police ofcers Shenandoah City Council members approved a new patrol ocer position during a Jan. 31 council meeting and lled two other positions that were open. The big picture The Jan. 31 approval of $64,181 including benets and insurance for the new position is the last in a series of new hires from the Shenandoah Police Department’s recent testing class. The council approved one new position in 2023, and another became avail- able when a vacant position was created from a promotion. Isabel Puttkammer, Josh Hatch and David Deady were sworn in as the city’s new ocers at a Feb. 28 City Council meeting. With the three positions lled, the depart- ment personnel now totals 28, ocials said.
The Woodlands creates homelessness task force The Woodlands Township created a new home- lessness task force during the Feb. 22 meeting following the release of studies showing a rise in homelessness nationwide. Two-minute impact A charter approved Feb. 22 outlined the following goals:
Identifying existing community resources and programs Coordinating with public safety agencies Promoting awareness of homelessness
The idea of a homelessness task force was originally brought before the board Jan. 24 by board member Cindy Heiser. The board created a potential charter for a task force to consider opportunities to address homelessness locally, township Intergovernmental Relations Director Todd Stephens said. Heiser and fellow board member Linda Nelson were appointed to serve on the task force, which is in eect until the end of the year unless it is extended by the board. Quote of note “This was a vision by director Heiser, so we’re very, very thankful, and we’ve had several people
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express interest,” board Chair Ann Snyder said. What’s next While the task force will not enact policy or engage in negotiations with other entities on behalf of the township, Stephens said members will work on meeting with interested parties to discuss potential avenues of assistance for homeless individuals.
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