Amherstburg council to hear Windsor police proposal recommendations

A decision could be made tonight on the future of policing in Amherstburg.

Windsor Police have put in a proposal to patrol the town in a move that would see Amherstburg's own municipal force disbanded.

There are recommendations going to town council tonight Monday night, calling for the chief administrative officer to finalize a 20-year contract with Windsor Police.

In January, apacked public meeting was held in the town to discuss Windsor's bid to offer police services to the municipality.

It was the first of four public meetingsheld in the hopes to have some "meaningful dialogue" with residents, said Amherstburg's chiefadministrationofficer JohnMiceli.

The cost of the proposal is not public, but Miceli estimates $600,000 in savings per year if the town accepts the bid, and the start date would be Jan. 1, 2019