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July 28, 2009
City of Miami
Police Awarded
$11 Million in
Stimulus Money
The City of
Miami police
department is
getting more
than $11 million
in stimulus
money, th e
White House
announced on
Tuesday. The
money will pay
for 50 new
officers for the
city for three
years, including
salaries and
benefits.
The money
for Miami Police
is just part of
$1 billion in
grants to fund
the hiring and
rehiring of law
enforcement
officers all
across the
country under
the American
Recovery and
Reinvestment Act
of 2009. That
includes more
than $87 million
in grants to
fund the hiring
and rehiring of
428 law
enforcement
officers in
Florida.
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July 6, 2009
U.S. EPA
Expedites
Economic
Recovery Funding
to Reduce Diesel
Emissions,
Create Jobs in
Miami, Florida
In a move that
stands to create
jobs, boost
local economies,
reduce diesel
emissions and
protect human
health and the
environment for
people of the
City of Miami,
FL, the U.S. Environmental
Protection
Agency has
awarded $731,850
to Miami to
reduce diesel
emissions from
existing garbage
trucks. This
clean diesel
project will
create jobs
while protecting
Miami’s air quality.
"This grant is a
great investment
in environmental
protection and
will provide
long-term
economic
benefits for
Florida,” said
Stan Meiburg,
EPA Acting
Administrator in
Atlanta. “This
funding will go
a long way in
helping to
bolster the
economy and
protect public
health and the
environment by
creating green
jobs that
improve air
quality.”
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October 2008
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| Deputy Secretary
of the Interior
Lynn Scarlett
joined Miami
Mayor Manny Diaz
and City Manager
Pete Hernandez
today to
celebrate the
Preserve America
Community
designation
awarded to
Miami, Florida.
Scarlett
presented a
designation
certificate
signed by First
Lady Laura Bush,
Honorary Chair
of Preserve
America, in
recognition of
the community’s
work to
preserve,
protect and
celebrate the
unique history
and heritage it
contains.
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The American
Express "Root
For Our City"
Challenge Brings
Trees to Miami
American Express
recently
concluded their
Root For Our
City Challenge,
an initiative to
help make eight
U.S. cities
cleaner, greener
and more
beautiful.
“Trees make a
huge difference
in our cities.
They help to
offset carbon
emissions,
beautify an area
and create a
positive impact
on the local
economy,” said
Kathy King, vice
president of
marketplace
development,
American Express
Merchant
Services. In
addition to the
City of Miami,
participating
cities included
Atlanta, Boston,
Chicago, Los
Angeles, New
York, San
Francisco, and
Washington D.C.
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Miami Police
Department (MPD)
to Implement
Public Service
Aide (PSA)
Technology
Project with
Funding from the
Justice
Assistance Grant
(JAG)
 One
of the
biggest
challenges
for the MPD
is providing
police
officers and
support
personnel
with
adequate
resources to
perform
their
duties. One
One
of the
biggest
challenges
for the MPD
is providing
police
officers and
support
personnel
with
adequate
resources to
perform
their
duties. One
of MPD’s
goals is to
provide its
employees
with the
technology
and
equipment
necessary to
enhance and
improve
their
performance
on an
everyday
basis.
The addition
of laptop
computers to
the vehicles
provided for
PSAs will
not only
improve
their
productivity,
but also
increase the
accuracy and
speed in
which they
obtain vital
information.
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