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Show Council Hears Discussion On Enforcement Law enforcement nolicie? regarding iuveniles bfnu'eht u lae trroun of residents out Tuesday m'ght for regular regu-lar Citv Council meeting. The -eiwm -discussed -a number of incidents regarding local police po-lice and iuveniles in the past, and in particular, an incident inci-dent ths week -when iuveniles; were arrested for smoking in a niace of business. Mavor Winford Bunce stated stat-ed Wednesday that although the d'"scuss;on with the grouty lasted nearly -two hours, little lit-tle in the wav of action came from the meeting. He sa'd that the council's position could not be in opposition to a law enforcement officer enforcing en-forcing existing law. "Whether "Wheth-er we might like it or not. if the police make an arrest for a violation of a law, we will "back them up," Tie said. The mayor sa;d that representatives rep-resentatives of the Moab Safety Sa-fety Council, attending the meeting, aereed to meet with juvenile authorities to discuss the problem further. The Mayor Ma-yor also stated that the council coun-cil would meet with the City Police Department to discuss their activities. In other action, the City settled a flood damage problem prob-lem involving the Parkside Trailer Court. The citv agreed to pav half of a $500 claim for damages. The remaining half is to be paid by the insurance in-surance company. The council also Tormallv; approved the purchase of the Prichard Transfer property on Kane Creek Blvd., for use as a city equipment shed. |