COPS Grant

It always nice to have some good news. Yesterday, I received an email early in the day from our federal government. They were pleased to inform me that we will be receiving $1.479 million over the next three years to fund the cost of four police officers. While we had applied for five officers, we were thrilled to get any funds out of the grant. When we had heard that $8.3 billion in requests were received for $1 billion in grants, we didn't believe that a mid-sized city with an average crime rate would stand a chance.

Apparently, our Police deparment underestimated their ability to put together a great grant proposal! Kudos to our Police staff for a job well done!