CLAYHATCHEE: Tonight the Town of Clayhatchee will meet. According to TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729 there could be discussion on closing the Clayhatchee Police Department.
Clayhatchee is in Dale County and touches both Houston County and Coffee County. If the Mayor and Town Council closes the police department then all law enforcement will fall under the Dale County Sheriff Department. The FACEBOOK for Clayhatchee, appears not update since June 10, shows the Town is closed. RSN is unable to confirm if this item is on the agenda.
Information is the Town of Clayhatchee, while having a police department in reality does not have a police department because they currently have no Chief or Police Officers. The communications and 911 currently come under Daleville Department of Public Safety. Even with a police department any major crimes would have required Dale County Sheriff Department to investigate. The police department would have only worked misdemeanors.
Several meetings of the Mayor and Town Council for Clayhatchee have been heated over the past sseveral months. RSN has had information about the meetings but has not had the staff to cover the meetings. RSN will attempt to have someone cover the meeting but if unable someone TEXT RICKEY 334-790-1729 and let me know.
It would probably be a good time to get some popcorn and attend!
UPDATED @ 10:21 AM WEDNESDAY
THERE IS A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN IN CLAYHATCHEE!!!!
The Town Council of Clayhatchee voted in a Tuesday meeting to close Clayhatchee Police Department effective at 12 midnight. That means all law enforcement will be handled by Dale County Sheriff Mason Bynum and members of Dale County Sheriff Department.
Daleville Department of Public Safety 911 call center has handled all of the 911 calls, radio traffic, paging Clayhatchee Volunteer Fire Department for many years. Effective at midnight that all shifted to Ozark – Dale County 911 Center.
Throughout the night and today Sheriff Mason Bynum and Ozark – Dale County 911 Director Paula Simmons as well as Daleville Department of Public Safety/Police Chief John Crawford are working hand in hand to make the transitions smooth. Data has to be entered, paging systems programmed, and more in making the transitions between Daleville 911 and Ozark – Dale County 911.
All, Sheriff Bynum, Director Simmons and Chief Crawford are working hand in hand making sure all goes smooth and all citizens are served and no interruption in any services.
