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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. -- People who live in Brooksville are rallying together to let city council know that they dont want to lose their police department.Steven Wyatt owns a printing business in downtown Brooksville and wants city council members to know that getting rid of the police department is not a way to solve the citys budget problem. Mortified, just to think that you regoing to take away a law enforcement that protects our city here in this area, he said.The citys budget is close to $7 million and nearly $2.5 million of that pays for the police department.Brooksville citizens say they realso upset to learn they repaying $1.6 million a year in county taxes for HernandoCounty Sheriffs patrol services that they dont use.Brooksvillecitizens have formed aFacebook support
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