PORT CLINTON - In a Jan. 22 letter to Port Clinton City Council, Ottawa County Prosecutor Mark Mulligan urged members of council to give more to the drug task force in 2014 than the $10,000 that had been budgeted. In the past, the city has contributed $35,000 of the Ottawa County Drug Task Force's annual budget of about $275,000.

Port Clinton Mayor Vince Leone provided a copy of a letter to township trustees and village officials, which he said was his response to Mulligan's request - which showed a majority of the cases were worked within the city limits.

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