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Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard officials have informal discussion about sharing an officer
Members of the Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard boards of trustees met Feb. 16 to discuss the potential of sharing a police officer. Orchard is under contract with the Antelope County Sheriff's Office until 2028, so a decision is unlikely until then.
Informal discussion on whether Clearwater, Ewing and Orchard could share a police officer took place Feb. 16, when representatives from each village's board of trustees met at Ewing City Hall.
John Shaver currently fills the police chief position in Ewing. He said the biggest benefit of a co-op is that will be customized for the communities.
"If there's an issue at this time of the day, patrolling will be easy," he said.
According to Shaver, police departments can focus more in certain areas.
"They have the resources and time to do that where county has all the public services," he said.
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