Dale E. Kildee (MI05) - Press Releases - Kildee Announces Over $600,000 in Stimulus Funding to Add Police Officers in Bay City

	For immediate release July 28, 2009	Contact:Erin Donar 202-225-3611

	Kildee Announces Over $600,000 in Stimulus Funding to Add Police Officers in Bay City
	Funding will allow Bay City to Hire 3 officers for 3 years

	WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Dale E. Kildee (D-MI) joined with Vice President Joseph Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder to announce $601,869 in federal stimulus funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for Bay City. These grants are administered by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) through the agency’s COPS Hiring Recovery Program. Bay City will be able to add three officers as a result of this funding. “This is wonderful news for Bay City,” said Congressman Kildee. “This funding will allow Bay City to employ more police officers, putting people to work while keeping our neighborhoods safer. I am proud to have supported the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and I look forward to all the good this funding will do for our communities.” The grants will cover the salary and benefits of the officers for three years and the police department will then be required to retain the positions for a fourth year.

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