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Pueblo chosen for Department of Justice public-safety partnership; parks, recreation updates announced
Summary
Chief of Staff Brian McCain said Pueblo is one of five U.S. cities selected for the Department of Justice National Public Safety Partnership, a three‑year technical‑assistance program. McCain also announced park registration events and that parking is now free at the Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center’s River Campus.
Pueblo has been selected as one of five U.S. cities to join the Department of Justice’s National Public Safety Partnership, Chief of Staff Brian McCain told the City Council on Jan. 13. The three‑year program will provide technical assistance aimed at reducing violent crime, McCain said.
"This program provides technical assistance to help us address violent crime," McCain said. He told the council the program focuses on eight core areas: community engagement, constitutional policing, crime analysis, criminal justice collaboration, federal partnerships, gun‑violence investigations and technology.
McCain said DOJ officials and partners would meet in Pueblo on Tuesday and Wednesday of the week to kick off the partnership and for orientation. He also gave routine Parks and Recreation information: the Edge ski and paddle workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. at George Williams Indoor Hall, 801 Goodnight Ave.; registration is $15 for ages 15 and older and the deadline was listed as Jan. 27.
McCain also announced the Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center is no longer charging parking at the River Campus and highlighted the campus’s access to the Arkansas River Trail and river launch points.
The council did not take formal action on the DOJ partnership during the work session.
