The Carrboro Board of Aldermen met Tuesday to discuss the OWASA water crisis and bias free policing. Staff writer Hannah Wall live-tweeted the meeting.
We are tweeting tonights Carborro BOA meeting! Tune in for details about the OWASA emergency, Bias Free Policing and Carrboro Vision2020!
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OWASA begins their report about the Feb. 2-5 water emergency. They sincerely apologize for this hardship that effected the community.
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OWASA assures that the water was safe throughout the entire crisis. All water with elevated levels of fluoride never left the plant.
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Key next steps: to review emergency communication practices & systems, & to develop corrective plan to ensure reliable floruride system.
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OWASA has their board meetings archived on their website for those who want to learn more about this water emergency.
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Carrboro's Fire Chief, Susanna Williams, said they had to come up with a contingency plan in case there was a fire during this crisis.
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Randee Haven-O'Donnell asks if the fluoride in the water is necessary, OWASA said their board will look at this in upcoming meetings.
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Fire Chief Williams advises families to have emergency preparedness kits at their homes that include water and other supplies.
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The update on the Bias Free Policing by crime analyst Sara Owens begins.
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In response to national concerns over bias: CPD has increased data scrutiny, had consultant recommendations & deemphasized regulatory steps.
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Owens said there's been a decrease in consent searches, which she said is good because "we shouldn't be searching if there is no reason."
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Carrboro PD is making better effort to ensure ALL data is collected on each incident so they will have more accurate population comparisons.
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CPD is working on putting together annual reports to be published by April 2017 so the public can review the aspects of Carrboro policing.
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Owen concluded that racial disparities do list, but have been decreasing.
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Damon Seils proposes that for future surveys that non-english speakers be included.
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The CPD Chief addresses concerns about immigration. "Our priority has never been immigration," said Chief.
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"If anyone ever feels treated unfairly they can come by anytime," said CPD Chief.
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Presentation on Carrboro Vision 2020 begins.
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"One thing this shows is a a call for a fair amount of celebration..We have set some goals & met a lot of those goals," said Jacquelyn Gist.
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The Board contemplates what to do with Carrboro Vision 2020: to create a new doc., update this doc., or let it live out until 2020.
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The BOA moves into a closed session.
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