Batavia – Today we were notified by Congressman Bill Foster’s District Office that Carpentersville will receive $400,000 to help fund our Community Response Team. This is our gang crime unit that we have been trying for the past few years to get additional funding.
This money will come in handy. It will most likely help us hire additional police officers and equipment to help combat gang crime in Carpentersville. This additional money will be helpful.
This money is part of the Omnibus bill that was recently passed and was signed by President Barack Obama.
For those who think that ear marks are all “pork” projects, I would say to them that this money was an ear mark. I would challenge anyone to call this “pork”. Helping to make our community safer is not pork.
Once again this is money we need and it will be put to very good use. This will benefit the entire region not only Carpentersville.
Just as a recap. In the past week we have realized $814,000.00 in funding from both the Kane County Community Block Grant program and now the Federal Government in an ear mark.
Stay tuned ~ more money is on it’s way to our Village.
