Forest Lake City Councilwoman Mara Bain has reported that the city of Forest Lake has reached a tentative labor agreement with the unions representing Forest Lake police officers, which she said will result in a council move to withdraw its acceptance of the proposal from Washington County Sheriff’s Office for contract law enforcement. This move would mean that the city will continue to utilize the Forest Lake Police Department as Forest Lake’s primary law enforcement agency.
“The city is going to do an official statement, but I am going to confirm,” she told The Times regarding the deal with the unions, adding that the City Council will pass a resolution on the topic on Monday, May 15. The meeting to discuss the topic will start at 6:30 p.m.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“This has been only the result of this community banding together and showing its … undying support for the Police Department,” she said. “This is a great
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