In last week’s story on the proposed government auction of bandwith ["City Fire Chief Enters Bandwidth Battle," Government News], the position and role of Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner was misrepresented. Werner is not a public safety commentator with the Association of Public Safety Officials International. Moreover, while there are concepts in the Frontline proposal that Chief Werner supports, such as the creation of a public-private partnership to solve the public safety communications problem, there are elements within the proposal that he feels do not track the needs of public safety. Werner, in fact, did not endorse that proposal, as reported. He does, however, support news reports of proposed rules that would create a public-private partnership offered by FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. We regret these unfortunate reporting errors.
In a story in last week’s Courts & Crime News, "Police to teach signs of gangs," we incorrectly stated, due to a reporting error, that police will make a gang presentation to City Council. While city and county police are scheduled to make the presentation in City Council chambers, the meeting is for the broader community.
