Editor’s note: Below is the text of an open letter Forest Lake Councilwoman Mara Bain wrote to the Washington County Board of Commissioners. She requested that it be reprinted on The Times’ commentary page.
Mara Bain
Guest Columnistbroadstreet.zone(48036);
Dear Commissioner Miron, Commissioner Karwoski, Commissioner Kriesel, Commissioner Bigham, Commissioner Weik, and Sheriff Hutton:
On Jan. 18, a vote was taken by the two-councilmember City of Forest Lake Personnel Committee to request a proposal for contract law enforcement services from Washington County. The request for proposal was not discussed or voted on by City Council and did not receive public input.
The decisions that will be made by each of us in the months ahead have the potential to transform how law enforcement services are delivered in Forest Lake and across Washington County.
Providing contract services to a 36-square-mile community of 20,000 people in the northern-most region of Washington County will be no small feat.
While I am disappointed
Skip to content
News and other stories about real people, places, and events in Forest Lake and nearby suburbs.