A three person panel of the Ontario Civilian Police Commission is hearing from Amherstburg residents about the possible switch to Windsor policing.
The O.C.P.C. is required to approve the agreement that's been made between the town and the city.
Half a dozen residents spoke to the panel Tuesday morning at the Libro Centre and another half dozen are expected to speak through the afternoon and evening.
Commission spokesperson Sylvia Chang says all the input will be weighed in the decision.
"The O.C.P.C. will then consider all the information, while making their decision. Everything they've heard today, anything we've received in writing, really all submissions that have been provided to us"
Resident John McDonald was a rare voice to the panel in favour of the idea, but he points out there's an exit mechanism if it's not working.
"This was the best of some pretty minimal options, so I said lets try it we've got a 20 year agreement with a five year review and if we don't care for it after five years there is a process to get out of it"
Resident Nancy Atkinson opposes the idea, questioning if the town needs the added resources Windsor police will bring.
"We need a bomb squad? We need canine units? We need technical people? We need people sitting in Windsor waiting for us to call them? I don't think so. I think we need exactly what we have to police our community and its rural areas"
Libro Centre in Amherstburg, June 26, 2018 (by AM800's Peter Langille)
A decision is expected in the next 30 to 60 days, but there isn't a specific deadline.
Chang says the O.C.P.C. panel is mainly concerned that the new model will provide adequate policing for the Town of Amherstburg.
It will also weigh factors like how the current Amherstburg officers are being accommodated and whether the separation of LaSalle will be a problem.