Clark County Sheriff John Horch has been vocal about the challenges facing law enforcement staffing and funding in the region. With deputy shortages at critical levels, he believes residents would be more likely to support additional funding for law enforcement if they had confidence that the money would be used appropriately. Now, we want to hear from you—do you trust local government to follow through on public safety funding? Share your thoughts in our latest poll.
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Discussions with the Sheriff, Part 1: Staff shortage is a crisis at Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Clark County Sheriff John Horch warns of a staffing crisis within the sheriff’s office, highlighting low deputy-to-resident ratios and the impact on emergency response ti...
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Typical CCT “Poll.” Bunch of yahoos vote no on everyone and everything, but not even one person can provide an alternative or even any rational for their opinions. The fact is that local government is closer to and more responsive* to voters because of the one-to-one ratio. If you voted, you had an opportunity to vote for the sheriff. And Horch won by an overwhelming majority.. It is more reasonable to trust our local and state elected.
*The Vancouver City Council is, of course, the most egregious violator of that principle.
The dealing that I’ve had with local government, they were not very helpful not forth coming with information that could help me , guess it depends on who you talk to .