Forest Lake Police Captain Greg Weiss hugs Police Chief Rick Peterson as Councilwoman Mara Bain and others cheer during a May 10 gathering at Vanelli’s celebrating the tentative labor agreement between the city of Forest Lake and the Forest Lake Police Department labor unions. The agreements were made official May 15, keeping the FLPD from being disbanded and replaced by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Applause abounded as the Forest Lake City Council made two votes May 15 to accept labor agreements for Forest Lake Police Department staff and to rescind its acceptance of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office proposal for contract law enforcement in the city. The new labor agreements last through 2019, effectively ending the months-long discussion on whether or not the city would disband the FLPD in favor of contracting for services through the county.
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