25 Caught in WayneNET’s Clean Up
Tuesday, December 5 2006
Drug Sweep nets street-level dealers across the county
Local law enforcement see the Dec. 1 arrest of 25 people suspected of drug trafficking locally as a loud wake-up call.
“Our message to those who choose to deal drugs in Wayne County is: ‘You
will get caught,” members of the Wayne County Narcotics Enforcement
Team confirmed in a press release issued about the far-reaching drug
sweep that involved more than 60 police officers in a cooperative
effort that started at dawn.
Police described the sweep, based on five months of investigation into
street-level drug sales as “the first of many to come,” and one of the
largest in Wayne County history. It is aimed at “putting a dent” in the
drug trade.
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50-Cent Drop in Wayne Tax Rate Expected
Louise Hoffman Broach, Wayuga Editor Tuesday, December 5 2006
County manager position to be re-advertised
LYONS - Property owners would see their county tax rate drop and
additional 20 cents per $1,000 of assessed value as a result of action
Wayne County Board of Supervisors was to have taken Dec. 5.
Acting County Manager Keith Kubasik said the board’s intention was to
apply additional fund balance - money not expended in 2006 - to flatten
out the tax levy on the 2007, $154.3 million budget.
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“Sixteen Different Careers” Serving the Community He Loves
Louise Hoffman Broach, Wayuga Editor Tuesday, December 5 2006
County Personnel Director Peter Stirpe Retires

LYONS – Peter Stirpe has been a police officer, investigator, printer,
paper salesman, newspaper publisher, village board member, Army Reserve
instructor, master sergeant and in his early years, he worked in his
family’s paving company.
“My wife Donna figured out that I’ve had a total of 16 different
careers,” said Stirpe, Wayne County’s personnel director for the past
17 years. He also doubles as head of the county’s printing department.
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Wayne County Town and Village Police Officers Complete Training
Tuesday, December 5 2006
LYONS - Police officers in the towns and villages of Wayne County
recently completed the fall session of the semi-annual training
program, designed to comply with state standards for in-service
training and to improve the knowledge and professionalism of the
individual officers attending.
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