The contract law enforcement discussion and process in Forest Lake over these last few months is unlike any I’ve covered anywhere I’ve worked. The passion to which people have responded to the possibility of Washington County taking over law enforcement services – and the number of people who have mobilized – is truly remarkable.
While there are many aspects of this conversation that are cause for celebration, I’ve also unfortunately observed dialogue on both sides of this issue at times become ugly and counterproductive. This process has put our community under the microscope for better and for worse. Here are two lessons I’ve gleaned from watching and reporting on the process as it’s unfolded.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Transparency matters
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote a column about a different hot topic in the Forest Lake area.
“(M)uch of the reaction The Times has observed from residents is tinged with mistrust, confusion and the feeling that
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