Don't cut my protection

Contributed by: wellillbe

While the City of Oshkosh has made public safety a priority, and has demonstrated this by not laying off police officers or firefighters, the same cannot be said for Winnebago County. I recently learned the county does not even fully staff the historical levels of protection if an officer calls in sick! What in the world is going on in this county? I think the citizens of Winnebago County deserve to have a fully staffed patrol division for the protection of us and our property. Additionally, according to the proposed 2007 executive budget, our county is going to lose another 2 patrol officers. The county is also going to lose 3 corrections officers and a community service officer. Public safety should be a priority.