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SILVER LAKE - Silver Lake took measures to strengthen its police forces at Tuesday's town council meeting.
An amendment to ordinance 98-05-01 was passed unanimously that changes the number of reserve police officers on the force from a maximum of four to a new maximum of 12.
Permission also was given to Officer Craig Hollopeter to apply for the Justice Department's Cops Grant. The grant will allow the town to hire an additional full-time officer at only one-fourth of the regular cost to the town. The grant pays the other three-fourths of the officer's salary.
Hiring a third officer and employing more reserves will bring the town closer to its goal of 24-hour police patrol.
In other business, the council:
• Passed an ordinance joining the town with Kosciusko County's Emergency Management Agency. Craig Hollopeter was elected to the EMA's advisory council.
• Announced Spring Clean-Up day is Saturday.
• Announced that funds for the new fire station are now released and that work will begin shortly.
