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Commission backs application for $900,000 to launch Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
Summary
The Albany City Commission gave staff consensus to apply for congressionally directed funding to start an Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, with a proposed $900,000 first-year startup and a roughly $300,000 Safe Corridors component for lighting and limited cameras; officials stressed evaluation and sustainability plans.
The Albany City Commission agreed to let city staff pursue a congressionally directed spending request to establish an Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement and a related Safe Corridors initiative.
The chief, presenting the request, described the proposal as a one-year startup package totaling about $900,000 and said the Safe Corridors component would be approximately $300,000 to add lighting, a small number of cameras and an evaluation component. He said the office would employ five civilian, non-sworn staff — a director, senior program coordinator, administrative assistant, youth empowerment specialist and a program coordinator — and…
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