2 0 0 9 , ▁just ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁hospital ▁property ▁purchase , ▁the ▁North ville ▁Township ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁operating ▁with ▁a ▁budget ▁def ic it . ▁ ▁The ▁Board ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁asking ▁department ▁heads ▁and ▁direct ors ▁to ▁find ▁ways ▁to ▁cut ▁their ▁bud gets . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁proposed ▁cut s ▁was ▁the ▁lay ing ▁off ▁of ▁ 5 ▁police ▁officers ▁and ▁ 2 ▁public ▁safety ▁dispatch ers , ▁roughly ▁a ▁ 1 5 - 2 0 % ▁reduction ▁in ▁police ▁man power . ▁ ▁The ▁North ville ▁Township ▁police ▁union ▁went ▁door - to - door ▁passing ▁out ▁fly ers ▁to ▁educ ate ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁proposed ▁cut s ▁and ▁to ▁inv ite ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁voice ▁their ▁opinions ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁to ▁the ▁town ship ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁North ville ▁Township ▁residents ▁vo iced ▁their ▁dis ple asure ▁over ▁proposed ▁public ▁safety ▁cut s ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁budget . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁the ▁residents ▁in ▁attend ance ▁critic ized ▁the ▁Township ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁for ▁not ▁doing ▁more ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁public ▁safety ▁department . ▁ ▁Board ▁members ▁came ▁under ▁scr ut iny ▁for ▁supporting ▁the ▁August ▁ball ot ▁initi ative ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁ ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁North ville ▁Regional ▁Psych iat ric ▁Hospital ▁property , ▁knowing ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁budget ▁short fall .