So, because it's a big event that draws in money from out of town, the event should get taxpayer funded security in the form of an official ON DUTY police presence? Why can't Churchill pay for off-duty officers the same way that businesses all over the county pay for it? The banks across the street from Churchill pay for it (I used to work one of them), gas stations pay for it, Waffle House pays for it, Walgreens pays for it, River City recycling pays for it, various apartment complexes pay for