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20
Jan 2021
North Yorkshire's Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Julia Mulligan, is being called to act to solve chronic anti-social behaviour problems in Ripon.
Just weeks after the city council pledged to join forces with the neighbourhood policing team to tackle the on-going issue, it says the situation has worsened.
At Monday's virtual full council meeting, elected members reported incidents of violence, nuisance and anti-social behaviour in the city centre.
Councillor Sid Hawke told the meeting:
Council leader Andrew Williams said:
These sentiments were echoed by many other councillors, who supported a motion to contact the commissioner, calling on her to provide more police officers for Ripon.
However, councillor Stephen Craggs said:
The Stray Ferret approached the commissioner's office for a response and was told by a spokesperson that the she is unable to comment until she has received correspondence from Ripon City Council.
Approximately 17 percent of Harrogate district council tax is used to pay for the police and fire service.
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