A majority of the Conneaut Lake Regional Police Commission meeting consisted of trying to make a decision of whether or not to send Jett, the police dog, off for some additional training.

Jett has gone to many regularly scheduled training sessions, which is quite normal for his job description. He has also done some traveling to other states for more specialized education. This particular road trip would see Jett arriving in Ohio.

One of the original experts in the field of this particular dog will be on hand at the Ohio session, which is not the norm because he hales from another country.

Some on the commission expressed that they felt that he had had enough training and was up to speed, while others saw a benefit, especially if it would help the trainer as well.

The last time Jett made a voyage, a lot was discovered in terms of the way he was being handled. The officer who is in charge of the dog actually was schooled on some techniques that had been being carried out in a counterproductive manner. This enabled a better dog/handler relationship in the end as the officer learned quite a bit during that trip.

The Borough Council of Conneaut Lake held their August meeting with presiding Board members Dick Holabaugh, president, and Mayor Tim Kaider in attendance.

Other Board members present were Dwight Stallard, Bill Paris, Mike Krepps and Marion "Penny" Monahan.

Board members not present were vice-president John Chuey and Mike Kribbs.

Solicitor Jeff Millin of the Shafer Law Firm was present and Secretary Linda Joyce took the minutes. There were 6 concerned citizens at the meeting.

President Dick Holabaugh opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag before the motion carried to approve the minutes from the previous meeting.

The motion also carried to pay all the bills.

All Board members receive a balance sheet prepared by Secretary Linda Joyce.

It shows all profits and losses for the Borough, up to the minute, for the year-to-date, along with an actual reading, and shows expenses by category.

For Visitor’s Recognition, a citizen stood to give an update about the CL Community Development Committee.