Nearly a quarter of city funding is given to the police service. That's one of the main reasons Woodstock Council wants to hear more from them. Instead of a single budget report, council has passed a motion to hear from police twice annually. Councillor Deb Tait had concerns about how they allot funding. "When I see it come to council, and I know Councillor Plant made a motion to defer for another meeting, but they were ready to vote on it right that night. That's 25 percent of the tax levy. So I think we need a little more consideration than a half an hour presentation," said Tait. She thinks there needs to be more police presence downtown saying businesses are being affected. Chief of Police Rod Freeman says officers continually patrol the area. "Maintaining the peace downtown is a constant concern for us as a police service. And it's one we've been dealing with for years. The downtown is logically a place where people gather, there's a lot of bars and restaurants downtown, so that's where the activity is going to happen in the evening hours. We have patrols out on the road 24 hours a day, even in the downtown area, looking for trouble and disturbances," said Chief Freeman. He says the downtown core is a very important part of their patrols.
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