Public safety by the numbers

Cheney police, fire chiefs use statistics to paint services picture for commissioners

In a discussion sure to continue at future meetings, Cheney’s Planning Commission received an overview of public safety issues at its May 13 arising from an increasing population due to development south of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad tracks.

In an email presented to the commission, Police Chief John Hensley said the department responded to 1,714 calls for service in 2018 generated by the 625 residents who live in developments on that side of the tracks at The Grove and Terra Vista apartment complexes. If the projected build out of 3,000 units of various residen...

 

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