Special election raises issues of PSO

The Cedar Falls City Council as previous council member Rob Green step down to pursue serving as Cedar Falls Mayor. The onlook for someone to fill the councils empty seat was voted to be Nick Taiber, but residents of Cedar Falls petitioned for an election. Taiber remained absent from the ballet due to "nasty" climate from controversy over the Public Safety Officer (PSO) Program. Large opposition from fire safety union states that PSO's do not have the safety training for fires, then putting citizens safety at risk; photo.