27-05-2019 02:55 via 10tv.com

Dayton estimates Ku Klux Klan rally cost $650,000 for security

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio city is estimating it spent about $650,000 on security for a rally attended by a small group of Ku Klux Klan members and hundreds of protesters.Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein says the city spent about $250,000 on personnel and about $400,000 on materials ahead of Saturday's rally.Dickstein tells the Dayton Daily News there's no way to recapture the spent funds but notes that safety measures were needed because "the world has changed greatly."There were no
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