Weaverville Police Chief Greg Stephens said last night at the council meeting that his department has seen an uptick in crime since Northridge Commons officially opened for business earlier this summer. While he declined to give specifics, Weaverville Town Manager Mike Morgan did say the town's decision to hire additional police officers several years ago when the project was approved has helped with the increase in activity.
What do you think? Are a few more arrests (and accidents as well) worth bringing shoppers and larger retail stores into Weaverville?
2 comments:
Everything has PROS and CONS, but everyone knew that since this started back in 2005 that once walmart and lowes has opened we would see more crime in weaverville. We have to get used to the future, because more of this is going to happen.
Is growth and more crime always synonymous? Are there not different types of development that do not invite this element?
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