Many of us that either moved to Camden or have lived here their whole life value the quality of life the town provides. However, the Camden Town Manager and some of the Select Board are negatively affecting that quality of life. 

The Town Manager has brought in the Knox Couty Sheriff to supervise the Camden Police department and is now taking steps to eliminate the police force altogether.

Claiming it to be a budget saving matter doesn’t hold water. There are many ways to trim the town budget, but eliminating the police force is one of the poorest and most destructive ways to do so. If eliminated, not having a local police force will increase incident response times, eliminate many valuable programs the police sponsor and open the town up to more crime and traffic incidents.

Knox County Sheriff coverage will not be the same as a local force can provide.

Your quality of life will be impacted. It’s time to take back control of our town.

Steve Mishcissin lives in Camden