NILES,
IL – U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today announced that she
secured federal law enforcement funds for the Village of Niles. The
$150,000 in federal funding was included in the Fiscal Year 2005 Omnibus
Appropriations spending bill.
During
a news conference at the Niles Police Department with Mayor Nick Blase
and Police Chief Dean Strzelecki, Schakowsky said that the law enforcement
technologies funding would be used to improve emergency communications.
Specifically, $50,000 would be used by the police department to purchase
modern-day communications equipment and update present emergency communication
hardware. The remaining $100,000 will be used for Community and Emergency
Services Messaging System, which is used to communicate with residents
during emergencies.
“I
am very pleased to have secured these critical funds for the Village of
Niles to help improve the safety of our law enforcement and our residents.
Law enforcement officials must have the best equipment and latest technology
available in order to communicate with each other and the residents they
are entrusted to protect during an emergency,” said Schakowsky.
Mayor
Blase followed by stating, "I want to thank Congresswoman Schakowsky for
her continued concern for the Village of Niles. The funds will go
a long way to making sure the Village has the specialized police equipment
necessary for any emergency situation. Congresswoman Schakowsky has
always been concerned for the residents in her District and she has shown
that with this grant."
Schakowsky
was successful in securing millions of dollars in federal resources for
top priorities across the 9th Congressional District, including funding
for education, health care, law enforcement and transportation improvements. |