Reading the minutes - Complimentary letter to BPD

From the Brockport Village board meeting minutes of 02/26/13:

 

Donation – Chief Varrenti shared that they received a complimentary letter and

$100 donation. He read the letter and his response into the record. 

 

To the Brockport Police Department – 

 

Thank you so much for caring for our house while we were on vacation. We are proud to live in Brockport where our policemen care for us as if we were family. Thanks for all you do to make our community warm, welcoming and safe.

 

God Bless, 

 

Jeanie and Allan Berry 

 

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Berry –

 

While I’m humbled by your generous donation, I can’t accept it, or forward it to the village, in good conscience. Although I believe donations are very generous offers of appreciation, I believe your tax money is more than sufficient to fund the police department and the services we provide. While all police departments are expensive to operate I believe it’s important to let you know that the Brockport

Police Department is more than $100,000 less expensive to operate today than it was five years ago. I’d therefore respectfully request that you either use your enclosed check that I’m returning to you for dinner or possibly consider reallocating the money to the families of the Webster tragedy. 

 

Honestly your note of thanks and support, which I’ll read at the next Village Board meeting, and post on the police department bulletin board, means more to us than any monetary donation. 

 

Again thank you very much for thinking of the Brockport Police Department.

 

Should you ever need our services please don’t hesitate to call on us. 

 

Sincerely, 

Daniel P. Varrenti

Chief of Police