Troutdale May 'Run Out Money' if It Keeps Using Deputies for Police Services, Mayor Says

Troutdale may 'run out money' if it keeps using deputies for police services, mayor says

Ripma and members of the City Council are considering reviving the Troutdale Police Department, which they shuttered in 2015.

City of Troutdale Considers Bringing Back Police Department

File PhotoBack in 2015, Troutdale residents voted to get rid of its police department due to financial concerns. Over a decade later, city manager Mike Weston tells our news partner KGW that it’s time to rethink the idea because of other increased factors as well as trying to save $1 million a year. “For the city of Troutdale, our property taxes have increased steadily at three percent over the past 25 years,” Weston said. “But the cost for serv…