Increased OPP costs will hit rural taxpayers in Northumberland next year

Rural taxpayers in Northumberland County could be facing an 11 percent increase in policing costs next year. When it comes to oversight, the Cobourg and Port Hope police services garner a lot of attention, but the Northumberland OPP receives much less. In this interview, John Davison, the chair of the Northumberland OPP Detachment Board, will defend this increase. As a councillor for Hamilton Township, he knows first-hand how this will affect local taxes. He is not alone. His fellow board members from Trent Hills, Brighton, the townships of Cramahe and Alnwick-Haldimand face the same dilemma. The detachment board is new, having been in place for just over a year. But it is already working hard at keeping track of what is going on with the OPP and public concerns. Davison will also talk about rising domestic violence, speeding, and unsolved cases like Rohan Pyne, the owner of the Jamaican Patty House in 2022, and Vienna Irwin, a little girl who died in 2023 at a daycare in Baltimore. Listen and see if you think the OPP is giving good value for the money.