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Brazos County and College
Station have announced plans to
apply for a supplementary
grant to the Brazos Valley
Development Council ap-
plication for a law enforcement
grant for the seven-county area.
County Judge W. R. (Bill)
Vance said the county com-
missioners have authorized the
application for a supplementary
law enforcement grant from the
Texas Criminal Justice Council
but "we haven't put a dollar
figure on it."
Judge Vance did .not specify
the areas in which the county
would ask for funds.
College Station Mayor D. A.
(Andy) Anderson said, "I am
hopeful we will get some
communication equipment for
use in connection with- the city
hall and police-fire station as
well as monies for ,salary
supplementations. We're going
to get in a grant application
to get everything we can get
out of it."
1liayor Anderson did not say
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Station will request from the
Criminal Justice Council.
Bryan mayor Jerome (Jack).
Zubilc said that he had- not seen
the Brazos Valley Development.
Council law enforcement study
and had not been informed
about the grant.
The U. S. Justice Department
through the Texas Ci•inunal
Justice Council has allocated tv
Texas $830,000 for planning,
$332,000 to distribute among
-regional planning agencies and
$1.1 million for action grants
to cities, counties and regional
planning agencies under the
Omnibus Crime Control and
Safe Streets Act of 1968.
The grants are. available for
financial assistance in s~icn
areas of law enforcement as
salary supplementation, equip-
ment and facilities, and train-
ing.
The BVDC executive com-
mittee will review city and
county applications for action
grants as well as the regional
application Thursday.
Applications for action grants
will be submitted to the
Criminal Justice Council in
Austin next Friday.
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