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City officials approve plan aimed at improving Old Sacramento safety
Plan also pulls federal dollars toward parking meters, helping businesses, homelessness solutions
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Updated: 9:22 PM PDT Oct 19, 2021
The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved a spending plan that includes measures at improving safety in Old Sacramento. Also included were initiatives on homelessness, parking meters and business aid.The $61.7 million plan earmarks $5 million for security cameras, lighting and other resources for Old Sacramento, one of the city's most frequented locations for both tourists and residents. The money comes from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, which gave the city $112 million total. Leer en españolThe location has seen an uptick of shootings that caused concerns for safety. This led to an increased officer presence, the Sacramento Police Department said after the latest shooting in late September, where two men were shot after a large fight broke out between two groups.While police said those two men are expected to recover, other shootings there have resulted in deaths, including one shooting in July that killed a man and a teen, and another where someone was shot and killed during a fight near the Embassy Suites.Related | Officials eye plan to make Old Sacramento safer after latest shootingNokes Kelley, a Sacramento resident, said the city used to be what he describes as a nice, quiet town, but things have changed in recent years."The population has grown, so I think we probably need to go in the direction of installing security cameras," Kelley said.The funding for Old Sacramento is part of a larger-scale plan to prevent crime and help businesses citywide. Since it was approved, city officials can now funnel money toward the spending plan from the federal dollars.Below is a breakdown of where some of the approved federal dollars will go toward:$41 million toward homelessness solutions, including more beds and safe spaces$5 million toward Old Sacramento safety$1.5 million for youth violence prevention programs$8.2 million in supporting small businesses$200,000 in helping businesses remove boards from windows$2 million in better lighting in areas where there is high pedestrian traffic$250,000 for an E-gift card program to aid businesses$700,000 for grants to help attract special events and attracts$375,000 to recruit businesses to storefronts in older portions of the city
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday approved a spending plan that includes measures at improving safety in Old Sacramento. Also included were initiatives on homelessness, parking meters and business aid.
The $61.7 million plan earmarks $5 million for security cameras, lighting and other resources for Old Sacramento, one of the city's most frequented locations for both tourists and residents. The money comes from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, which gave the city $112 million total.
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The location has seen an uptick of shootings that caused concerns for safety. This led to an increased officer presence, the Sacramento Police Department said after the latest shooting in late September, where two men were shot after a large fight broke out between two groups.
While police said those two men are expected to recover, other shootings there have resulted in deaths, including one shooting in July that killed a man and a teen, and another where someone was shot and killed during a fight near the Embassy Suites.
Related | Officials eye plan to make Old Sacramento safer after latest shooting
Nokes Kelley, a Sacramento resident, said the city used to be what he describes as a nice, quiet town, but things have changed in recent years.
"The population has grown, so I think we probably need to go in the direction of installing security cameras," Kelley said.
The funding for Old Sacramento is part of a larger-scale plan to prevent crime and help businesses citywide. Since it was approved, city officials can now funnel money toward the spending plan from the federal dollars.
Below is a breakdown of where some of the approved federal dollars will go toward:
- $41 million toward homelessness solutions, including more beds and safe spaces
- $5 million toward Old Sacramento safety
- $1.5 million for youth violence prevention programs
- $8.2 million in supporting small businesses
- $200,000 in helping businesses remove boards from windows
- $2 million in better lighting in areas where there is high pedestrian traffic
- $250,000 for an E-gift card program to aid businesses
- $700,000 for grants to help attract special events and attracts
- $375,000 to recruit businesses to storefronts in older portions of the city
