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Holyoke finance committee approves police tech transfer and two safety grants
Summary
The finance committee approved a $10,500 transfer to cover police technology invoices and accepted two public-safety grants: a $606,446.54 Shannon Community Safety Initiative award (25% in‑kind match tracked by partners) and a $30,000 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant (no match).
The Holyoke City Council Finance Committee on Jan. 14 approved three police-related budget items, including a small transfer to cover technology invoices and two external grants aimed at violence reduction and targeted patrols.
Councillor Patty Divine took a $10,500 transfer (Item 4) off the table to cover pending invoices tied to the department’s new records-management system. A police representative told the committee the new system…
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