BROOKVILLE — For the second time in as many meetings held by city council here, Brookville citizen Sharon Griffitts spoke before the board voicing her displeasure over her vehicle being towed.

First speaking at the Oct. 4 meeting, Griffitts and her daughter, Katie Patrick, spoke to council members about what they perceived to be a situation where they were not treated with proper respect by members of the Brookville Police Department.

At the Oct. 18 meeting, Griffitts again voiced her displeasure at the situation, adding that the towing of her vehicle “has greatly devastated my life.

“It is my only transportation,” she added, stating that she was disabled and needed her vehicle to get around. “I will not let this go until I get my vehicle back.”

Griffitts stated on Oct. 4 that her vehicle had broken down, and that she had scheduled for the vehicle to be towed to a service garage for it to be repaired. She said she had no off-street parking at her residence, and that the vehicle, though properly licensed and registered, was parked on the street for a lengthy period of time.

She said an officer with the Brookville Police Department, Adam Lyons, informed her that the vehicle may have met the definition of an “abandoned” vehicle, and was subject to towing.

The matter, and concerns voiced by Griffitts and her daughter about Lyons’ handling of the incident, is under investigation by the Brookville Police Department, and Chief Ed Preston informed council at the Oct. 18 meeting that the investigation is still on-going.

In another matter of police business, Preston informed council members that a neighborhood watch group meeting was held for citizens in the Terrace Park subdivision on Oct. 17.

“Things look real good back there,” Preston said about getting a neighborhood watch group activated.

In other business, longtime editor of the Brookville Star newspaper, Jim Hoffman, was honored for his service to the Brookville community.

Hoffman recently ended 28 years of service with the local newspaper, and was given a gift of appreciation by the city staff.

“You are a great guy, and a truly dedicated writer,” Brookville Mayor Dave Seagraves said in honoring Hoffman. “We appreciate all that you have done and wish you the best in the future.”

Brookville City Manager John Wright said that hydrant flushing will commence in the city on Nov. 4, and will work will be done between the hours of 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.