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Edgartown police earn accreditation

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Edgartown’s police department was lauded for receiving accreditation from the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission at the town board of selectmen’s meeting on Monday. Chief David Rossi read the proclamation to selectmen, and showed off the department’s new hardware. “They call it the badge of honor,” he told the board. There are 93 police agencies that hold the accreditation, out of 351 cities and towns, Chief Rossi said. The department had to meet criteria in 159 categories to receive accreditation. They were only given four things to improve upon, he said.

The chief credited Lieut. Chris Dolby for working on the accreditation process, saying he “hit it out of the park.”

“Congratulations,” board chairman Arthur Smadbeck said. “That’s fantastic.”

In other business, the board approved a request by Isola restaurant to remove its outdoor patio from the terms of its alcohol license.

In a unanimous vote, the board also agreed with the recommendation of Paul Pimental to join the Cape Light Compact Joint Powers Entity. The vote was necessary because Cape Light Compact is no longer affiliated with Barnstable County government, Mr. Pimental, the town’s director on the Cape Light board, explained.

Selectmen also agreed to consider selling the town’s used dredge, rather than trading it in, after procurement officer Juliet Mulinare said the town could get seven times more on the market than is being offered for a trade. A trade-in might bring $25,000, while Edgartown’s been told the dredge may be worth $175,000. There’s also a possible buyer out there in the town of Orleans, she said. Voters approved $600,000 for a new dredge at town meeting.

The board also voted unanimously to send a letter to the Office of Renewable Energy for the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to oppose Cape Wind’s request for a supplemental environmental impact statement. The letter cites possible hazards to navigation and impact on the town’s tourism economy.

“As it has throughout the development and regulatory process over the past 15 years, the Town of Edgartown and its duly elected Board of Selectmen oppose the continued development of the Cape Wind project in Nantucket Sound, and respectfully ask the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to rescind its lease on Horseshoe Shoal on 24 square miles of publicly-owned ocean,” the letter states.

 

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