Sheriff T.K. Waters to present vision for Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office future, and fighting crime
– Sheriff T.K. Waters is hosting a town hall Wednesday to explain how he plans to spend the nearly $600 million outlined for his department in the city’s nearly $1.7 billion budget.
“Most of our new officers would go on street patrol, like I said we are with our new plan we will be about 200 short and we will put those on the street,” Waters said on June 8, 2023.40 of the officers would be paid for through a federal grant and the other 40 would be paid for city funding.One person said, “Downtown, it seems like the homeless are a small issue. It’s a known issue, I don’t even know how you would resolve that. Kudos to the person who figures that one out.
Aside from crime in the streets, we talked to a parent who wants to see more protection in schools. “Definitely schools, there’s a lot of bullying and stuff and kids are bringing guns to school. There’s a lot of violence out there.”
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