TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - As crime continues to be a problem in the Capital City, the Leon County Commission approved a move that could use extra tax dollars to help with public safety.
The commission approved the option that was discussed back at a meeting in October.
Leon County's public safety coordinating council will evaluate the needs of the county, specifically some social economic concerns. They will also decide how do use nearly $87,000 of reserve funds to help improve public safety.
County Commissioner Bill Proctor is the chair of the coordinating council. He says it's important to put money, and not just discussion, behind this issue.
"It's a comprehensive need and obviously what we're doing is not working. So the need to address what we've done so far to augment what we have tried so far, we've got to continue to keep fighting and throwing punches back on the problem," said Proctor. "So this amount of money and effort is certainly Geared to address a battle that we seem not to be conquering."
No word yet on what this money could be used for, because a lot of different ideas were discussed at that October 10 meeting. Commissioner Proctor says he hopes even more suggestions will come forward before decision is made.
