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1. And of course, a tax payer budget for challenge coins.
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   1. Challenge coins can be a great way to help keep morale up and create and maintain camaraderie. That said, the challenge coins in the Chief’s room are his own collection. 99% from other departments. I don’t know of and police, sheriffs, or fire department that don’t utilize challenge coins as tools. Have a great day

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      1. Are these kids or grown adults that want/needs coins?

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         1. The coins are a pretty big deal. You get them by earning them. They aren’t just handed out for no reason

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            1. Yeah like when you play Pokémon Go….that stuff is earned.

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   2. Probably coming from someone who has never served!!!

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2. Wait, people do drugs in PP? I thought that was only in Kenosha.

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3. Chief got his PD. Now can he retire??

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   1. That Chief is corrupt as the day is long right Kevin?

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4. The wall of patches should come down if we are just going to call Ron a local contributor. How callous. It just shows the Chief has such a caring, wonderful heart. NOT!!

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5. Our tax dollars being wasted again! What an over sized building. How much went to back room deals?

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   1. The story didn’t mention. Not just the budget but the bid, the overruns, the new furniture , the whole shebang ?? Final tally.

      As for too big. Would you rather they built it just right ? For Now ? And then what ? Have them say it’s too small in 20 years before it even needs a new roof ?
      Come to the voters in 20 years and say we need more space ? And have that “more space” cost more than what they spent today ?

      This shows the thinking that, build it once, make it big enough to accommodate future use. Make it nice enough whereas NOBODY can complain about working conditions !
      Once you have achieved that, then hold them to complete excellence and transparency in doing their jobs ! They have nothing else to complain about.
      These people are willing to be in a job where they might not come home. Of all public servants in our community, who else deserves a functional place to safely do their work ?

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6. Taxpayer dollars to pamper public servants.

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7. Since the pampered public servants got to design the building was there oversight as to keeping the price down or did they get everything on their wish list at the public’s expense?

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   1. $pend its only taxpayer money!!

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8. More wasteful “use-it-or-lose-it” spending. Infuriating.

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9. I bet you complainers whining about the taxpaying dollars Wouldn’t be if it was a son or daughter of yours working on the police force. Give it a rest.

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   1. Actually yes, I have 4 family members who serve and they know it’s a waste of tax money. Nice try though.

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10. Does Steinbrink Jr have his own room there?

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    1. Yes,the holding cell.

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11. The patches are the work of former officer Ron Kosman who probably had close to 30 years on as a police officer and was known by everyone. Please correct the article out of respect for Ron may he rest in peace.

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    1. A voice to text fail means that I dishonored a man? You people get wackier everyday I swear

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       1. Kevin these wacky people are the reason people come to this page!

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    2. Agreed. To be called a local contributor is horrible. Ron started at Pleasant Prairie when the pd was still at Fire Station #2. Then the pd moved to the Prange Building where Ron’s patch collection was displayed until the move into the new pd. It makes me wonder if that is how Chief referred to Ron…as a contributor. Ron helped build that department.

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       1. Give me a call. The chief told me all about Ron but perhaps I didn’t do a good enough job of taking notes. I’d like to add more about this beloved police officer but I did not know him. 262 237 8501

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12. We voted for a referendum to do this. Everyone wants to put signs in their yards that they support the blue. Then cry when they actually have to pay them. Crybabies. And hypocrites.

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    1. The referendum was for people on police and fire and not for buildings. The PD was definitely needed. But was not apart of referendum money.

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       1. Who do you think works in the buildings? It is for the people!

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          1. No shit. But the referendum money was not used for the building. Also don’t forget the referendum didn’t increase your taxes. Look up the facts of the referendum

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13. What did this cost ??

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    1. I’m not sure. Millions

       1. I’m sure we could save millions if we look into cutting police and sheriff funding. I 100 percent support what they do. But they use public safety as leverage to get the ridiculous budgets and blow the money on useless equipment training event, and toys. Kevin you should really investigate the spending on these departments.

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    2. 25 millions

14. So now its done