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4 days ago
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Elmira police bring back K-9 program after receiving funding
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)— The Elmira Police Department is bringing back its K-9 program for the first time in over ten years after the Elmira City Council approved funding. The department will receive $122,095 in funding from the county. The funds will go towards the K-9 and other handler fees. 'The dog ranges between fifteen and sixteen thousand dollars, which seems to be the going rate, and then a new patroling vehicle. You're looking at forty-five to fifteen thousand dollars for that. There are those fees and then the handler training fee, and then all of the little things that go with it,' said Kristen Thorne, Elmira Police Department Chief. Corning Farmers Market kicks off first day of season Chief Thorne hopes that everything will be up and running by the end of 2025. 'I'm in the process of trying to get the bids and trying to find the place that we're going to buy it from, so when that happens, most of them it takes a couple of months to do the training on the dog,' said Thorne. The K-9s will be able to help sniff out drugs and complete tasks to help the department. Bikers urged to follow traffic laws and safety tips 'We are looking to get a dual-purpose dog so he or she will be able to do tracking, building searches, article searches, and then search for narcotics,' said Thorne.' Fentanyl, methenamine, cocaine, we do not test for obviously marijuana anymore, you know, because marijuana is legal now, so the dog won't be trained on that,' he said. Chief Thorne is currently in the process of choosing a K-9 to add to the department. 'I've reached out to several kennels, I have one in mind. There have been a lot of dogs in surrounding agencies that have come from this kennel, so that's what I would like to do, but that has not been cemented in stone as of yet,' said Thorne. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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02-04-2025
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Possible improvements coming to Mark Twain Golf Couse
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) — The Mark Twain Golf Course could see some vital improvements in 2025 as the City of Elmira plans to allocate serial bonds to pay for part of the costs of new items, according to an agenda from the Elmira City Council. Listed in an upcoming city council meeting scheduled for April 7, the Mark Twain Golf Course, among other items, is expected to use $115,000 in serial bonds to pay for part of the capital improvements. The course is slated to add improvements such as new maintenance equipment, bridge improvements on the course, and drainage improvements to prevent flooding. Elmira Compost Facility to reopen in coming weeks The new maintenance equipment is listed at a maximum estimated cost of $61,000, the bridge improvements are estimated at $20,000, and the drainage improvements are estimated at $30,000. According to Ordinance 2025-100, in the April 7 agenda, the city council is expected to vote on the authorization of $6,557,100 in capital items, with $3,498,798 of the expenses being paid for with bonds. The remaining $3,058,302 will be paid for from grants and other sources of funds. Other items listed in the ordinance include new LED street lighting in the city and more than $1 million in building improvements, including incidental equipment and expenses. The ordinance states the city will pay back the money used from the bonds with interest in the form of annual payments with collected property taxes. The entire ordinance document can be found below: 2025_capital_projects_bond_ordinance_4.7.2025Download Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
