QUESTION # 1:
Why Does a city the size of Colorado Springs have MULTIPLE Police Helicopters???
IIRC, one or both were Army surplus, and were given to the city...
No idea - I don’t live in Co., but NJ. I was just wondering if there were Freepers that could tell me just how this budget-cutting is playing out on the ground, since the news story might have an agenda.
Co. Springs seems to be a fairly large place, second largest city in Co. It certainly has grown.
“With an estimated population of 380,307 in 2008, it is the second most populous city in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States[5], while the Colorado Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated population of 617,714.[6] The city covers 186.1 square miles, making it Colorado’s largest city in area.”
(Wikipedia)
It’s a large geographical area. Maybe that’s why they had two helicopters? Those are the sorts of things that a lot of municipalities bought with anti-terrorism funds after the money became available post 9/11. But I don’t know. Does anyone here have more info?
Bear Patrol.
The first thing any good city council needs is a military to command.