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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Bowie public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Bowie High School student safety
A teacher told the council about three serious incidents near Bowie High since school started — a fight at Chick-fil-A, a library brawl, and a student robbed at gunpoint. She asked for after-school police presence, youth programs, and possibly a minors policy like Wheaton Mall's. The chief detailed the five officers assigned daily to the school area.
$600,000 Police Radio Grant
The county is moving to an encrypted radio system, and replacing the police department's radios would cost about $1 million. A state grant will cover $600,000 of it.
Impaired driving and traffic safety
DUI crashes are up 20% even as DUI arrests rose 52%, and the city has only one drug-recognition expert. The department hopes to build a dedicated traffic unit as staffing recovers, and wants residents to keep calling in concerns.