| September 15, 2009 $2.9 Million Investment for Local Public Safety VICTORIA – The provincial government is providing more than $2.9 million to Greater Victoria communities to support public safety initiatives and local government operations. “We all want to feel safe in our communities and this funding helps local governments enhance their policing practices and strategies for safer streets,” says Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong. “By returning revenues back to local communities, we ensure that municipalities are able to deal with the different issues that uniquely affect public safety in their area,” says Saanich North and the Islands MLA Murray Coell. Local Strategic Community Investment funding includes: • Victoria receives $1,199,560 in Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing. • Saanich receives $836,809 in Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing. • Central Saanich receives $96,734 in Small Community Grants and $141,822 in Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing. • North Saanich receives $152,055 in Small Community Grants and $57,490 in Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing. • Sidney receives $149,710 in Small Community Grants and $56,326 in Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing. • Oak Bay receives $71,542 in Small Community Grants and $144,400 in Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing. • Islands Trust receives $84,018 in Regional District Grants. This is the second installment of the Strategic Community Investment Fund, a two-year, $232-million initiative consisting of the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Program and Small Community and Regional District Grants. Communities received a first payment in Spring 2009 and will receive a third payment in early 2010. Through the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Program, the province has provided 100 per cent of net traffic fine revenues to local government since 2004. Traffic fine revenue comes from fines on violation tickets, with a municipality receiving an amount based on its contribution to total municipal policing costs. The Small Community and Regional District Grant allocation is calculated based on population and assessment. -30- | |
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