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Roanoke council approves multiple grants for victim services, opioid recovery, police monitoring and school security
Summary
At its July 21 meeting, Roanoke City Council approved state and local funding for victim-witness services, accepted opioid abatement settlement funds and approved two police grants and renewed funding for elementary school security officers.
Roanoke City Council on July 21 approved several funding measures to support victim services, opioid recovery and public-safety operations. The actions included state funding for the victim-witness program coordinated by the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, funds from Total Action for Progress (TAP) to support a sheriff's office resource center, approval of a five-year opioid abatement spending plan that accepts state and national settlement money, two police department grants, and renewal of funding for school security officers in elementary schools.
The approvals aim to sustain services for crime victims, expand recovery and prevention work related to opioid settlements, and equip police…
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