Islanders are being asked to evaluate the Shelter Island Police Department and give recommendations to improve service.
An online survey, in English and Spanish, is now open and residents are asked to participate in upcoming “listening sessions” with a town committee called the Shelter Island Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative.
These steps must be followed and a new plan for policing presented to the state by April 1, by order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to be eligible for future state funding.
The online survey, which can be found on the town’s website shelterislandtown.us/, click on Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Survey consists of 15 questions, ranging from whether Islanders feel safe in their neighborhoods or while driving, shopping and working, to whether they have confidence in the Police Department and to evaluate recent encounters with police officers.