The small town will soon be without a police department, an exodus spurred by low pay for the chief and his officers. In the past two years, at least 12 small towns have dissolved their departments. And we’re not alone.”At the heart of the problem is the exodus from law enforcement. “There’s zero incentive to come out here to a small town,” Smith said at the meeting. The town agreed to pay the county about $44,000 for law enforcement services through the end of this year.
