Issue 4 exception
Editor, The Commercial:
I am writing to take exception to an article published in your newspaper today (Nov. 2) about Issue 4.
The article stated that law enforcement could receive up to $46 million in tax revenue to bolster hiring more officers for police forces.
First, there is no reason to expect there to be $46 million in tax revenue. The amendment states that the ONLY money that can go to the police community is for year-end stipends or bonuses for police officers that meet certain criteria. Not one dollar can be spent hiring or training extra officers.
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
Therefore this amendment does nothing to improve safety or help law enforcement improve our state. My name is Jim Bell and I am a member of the coalition trying to defeat Issue 4.
Jim Bell,
Safe and Secure Communities Coalition,
Little Rock