Southbury Voters To Weigh In On Independent Police Department

SOUTHBURY, CT — The town's voters will weigh in on whether Southbury will have an independent police department or a resident town trooper. The Board of Selectman approved the ballot question and explanatory text that will appear Nov. 7 on the ballot for Southbury citizens.

First Selectman Jeff Manville wrote: "After months of research collected by the Police Services Study Committee on the pros and cons of both options, which are: keeping our current police structure as a Resident Trooper Town or forming our own Independent Police Department, the matter will be brought to vote."

Click here to review the Southbury Police Study by the Police Services Study Committee.