REDDING - Some residents have recently questioned the size of the town’s police department and whether it’s needed in a mostly rural community like Redding. The 17-officer department costs the town about $2.4 million a year, money that some residents think could be better spent on other needs. At one recent meeting of the Board of Selectmen, resident Wolf Boehme proposed a return to the resident state trooper program, which the town used until about 15 years ago.