 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
For Immediate Release
July 26, 2007 |
|
|
| |
|
Levin, Miller Announce Funding for Emergency Radios
Macomb Communities to Purchase Emergency Radios, Pending President’s Signature |
|
| |
|
|
(Washington D.C.) - U.S. Representatives Candice Miller and Sander Levin today announced the allocation of $1.075 million in federal funding for interoperable communications for Macomb County Emergency Management. The funding was made possible through dual requests made by Reps. Miller (R-10) and Levin (D-12).
The funding was approved by the full U.S. House of Representatives as part of the Commerce, Science, and Justice Appropriations Bill for FY08. The bill must still be approved in the Senate and signed by the President before it becomes law.
“The county of Macomb and local jurisdictions have joined together to vastly improve interoperable communications. The County has made a $13.2 million investment in the infrastructure, and it is important that the federal government be a partner in ensuring full access by local jurisdictions,” said Reps. Candice Miller and Sander Levin, Macomb County’s two Members of Congress.
“It is so critical that we have a partnership between federal, state, and local governments that can work together to secure every component of a communications system that will allow our first responders to communicate clearly with one another during an emergency,” said Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI). “Our first responders put themselves on the line day in and day out to protect lives and protect property, and they deserve no less than an effective communications system that allows them to strategically carry out their mission.
“Securing this new federal funding would mean so much to the communities of Macomb County in meeting the large cost associated with the purchase of these vital emergency radios,” said Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI). “Allowing first responders to communicate across jurisdictions will enhance their cooperative capabilities, and make law enforcement efforts more efficient and citizens more secure.
$700,000 in new funding will be split between the county emergency management and the following local communities: Clinton Township, Sterling Heights, Mount Clemens, Fraser, Eastpointe, and St. Clair Shores.
$375,000 in new funding will be allocated to the county emergency management fund for Northern Macomb County and distributed to the communities who are most in need.
“We will continue our efforts to ensure this appropriation becomes law and the targeted funding for Macomb County becomes a reality,” concluded Reps. Levin and Miller.
(####)
Home Page | Press Releases
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
