With Trigg County Schools set to begin Wednesday, August 13, the Cadiz Police Department has its eye on two annual traffic problems within the community.
Main Street and Lafayette Street.
During this past Tuesday’s Cadiz City Council meeting, Chief Tyler Thomas said there is “no reason” for impediments in front of and behind the school’s campus. And yet, it keeps happening.
As such, Thomas confirmed there could be citations coming for those who continue to wait in the designated pick-up lines well ahead of scheduled, and appropriate, times.
It’s his opinion, but Thomas called the pre-parking “unnecessary.”
Also, Thomas implored the community to refrain from dropping kids off in non-designated areas.
Councilman Bob Noel asked how he and others could help solve the problem.
In a conversation with Your News Edge, Trigg Schools Superintendent Dr. Rex Booth further emphasized these points — and said nothing was changing with this year’s locations.
Main Street, he said, is going to be a bigger “no-no” than usual, and for one key reason.
Thomas, also in on the conversation, confirmed Main Street in Cadiz is a “main highway,” and therefore needs to be treated as such.
In other Cadiz Police Department news:
+ CPD has investigated 14 cases, four people were arrested, and the office responded to more than 320 calls for service. More than 30 traffic stops were made, leading to 16 citations, and seven alarm calls were answered. Four collisions, Thomas said, thankfully led to no injuries.
+ CPD’s newest recruit, Joshua Bogle, has completed his second month of academy training. He has been named Basic Training Class Leader, and will oversee other recruits within the class. His graduation is slated for the week after the Trigg County Country Ham Festival in early October.
+ As of July 1, the department’s latest application acceptance window has closed. Thomas said multiple applications and resumes were received, and candidate interviews are ongoing. The background process, he said, has already begun for some, and his office will be making decisions on new hires “in the next couple of weeks.”
+ The department’s newest ask for a vehicle, Thomas said, has already been filled. While previous lead times have been much longer, Thomas said this arrival for a patrol vehicle “was not expected this soon.” The vehicle is waiting for an upfit and will be put into the fleet “as soon as the equipment arrives and is installed.”
