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Burke County approves COPS grant budget amendment to fund school‑safety equipment and field lighting
Summary
Commissioners approved budget amendment #5 to accept a COPS Office Stop School Violence grant: $468,743 award with a required 25% match ($156,248); Burke County will contribute $40,000 and the school system $116,248 toward projects including REE Park field lighting, cameras, card access and portable metal detectors.
Burke County on Nov. 17 approved a budget amendment and authorized staff to execute federal grant documents for a COPS Office Stop School Violence grant award that the county and Burke County Public Schools will use for school‑safety measures.
Finance staff said the county received an award of $468,743 and that the program requires a 25%…
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