LOWVILLE â After a number of meetings, public input and fine tuning, the police reform recommendations for Lewis County will be voted upon by the county Board of Legislators during their regular meeting Tuesday after a final public hearing.
Only one community member participated in the virtual Public Listening Session held on March 3, asking Sheriff Michael P. Carpinelli about law enforcement leaders he admires, but if the sheriff is correct, the in-person opportunity for the public to speak may entice more community members to participate.
âWe should have had some kind of a public forum where people could come and talk and I think (people) would have much rather have done that than go over this Zoom thing. I think it would have been much more effective,â Sheriff Carpinelli said in an interview on Friday evening.