BELTON â West Temple area resident Savannah Stroud said sheâs seen an increase in crime in her neighborhood as a result of local game rooms.
Stroud, who addressed the Bell County Commissioners Court Monday during a public hearing on the game room ordinance, said she was in support of the new ordinance.
âCrime in this neighborhood, and I have been in this neighborhood for seven years, has never been this high,â Stroud said of the Lake Belton peninsula that includes parts of West Temple and Bell County.
Commissioners heard from those for and against the ordinance â which has been debated for months â during a mandated public hearing required by state law before the measure could be voted on.