Sault police budget jumps 2.4 per cent

Anticipated training of new hires and higher pump prices for gasoline are fueling a 2.4 per cent increase in Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s 2019 budget.Sault Ste. Marie Police Services Board approved a budget of $25,701,849 for the coming year at a meeting on Thursday afternoon. That compares to $27,643,934 for 2018.“I think the community expects us to have a properly funded police service,” said Mayor Christian Provenzano. He is a police board member. Provenzano lauded poli