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Red Springs accepts $400,000 Governor’s Crime Commission grant; $200,000 appropriated this year
Summary
The town received a $400,000 Governor’s Crime Commission grant to be spent over two years; the board approved a budget amendment to encumber $200,000 for the current fiscal year to support crime-reduction and youth-development activities.
The Town of Red Springs will move forward to encumber $200,000 of a two‑year, $400,000 grant awarded by the Governor’s Crime Commission, the manager told the Board of Commissioners.
Manager said the total grant amount is $400,000 and is intended to be spent over two years, with $200,000 allocated to each fiscal year. The board voted to approve a budget amendment to appropriate $200,000 for the current fiscal year so the town can encumber and begin spending grant funds. The manager described the program’s objective as reducing crime and gang activity while increasing youth-development opportunities.
Commissioners commended staff and the police department for obtaining the grant. The motion to accept the budget amendment carried by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the provided transcript.
