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Summary:  View all requests submitted by Rep. Johnson's office related to Commerce, Justice, & Science appropriations.

Project: Community Oriented Policing Services / Law Enforcement Technology, Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office – 911 Chambers Drive Rockdale County, GA 30012

Funding Request:  $235,000

The implementation of a mobile data project allowed the Sheriff’s Office to enter the 21st century well prepared to face the present and the future safer and more effectively.  However, an evaluation of our technological capabilities has identified key components that would build upon the present system.


Project: City of Conyers Community Oriented Policing Services / Law Enforcement Technology, City of Conyers – 1184 Scott Street Conyers, GA 30012

Funding Request:  $320,000

Agency:  Department of Justice
This request will complete the final phase of this initiative.  Through Phase I, police will have wireless capabilities in Olde Town.  Phase II will enable the Police Department to have the same capabilities throughout the entire City.


Project: Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District (GA) Targeted Enforcement Zone (TEZ), Gwinnett Village CID - 1412 Oakbrook Drive, Suite 181 Norcross, GA 30093

Funding Request:  $250,000

The targeted enforcement zone was first implemented in June 2007 as a means to increase patrols within the Community Improvement District by policy officers from Gwinnett County and the City of Norcross during high crime periods.  The goal of the TEZ is to provide a proactive patrol within the CID that focuses on suspicious activity, vehicles, and persons in the area while decreasing the crime rate for the area.


Project:  Olde Town Conyers Redevelopment Initiative, City of Conyers Georgia – 1184 Scott Street Conyers, GA 30012

Funding Request:  $750,000

Part of this initiative is a Building Restoration Program intended for small businesses wishing to relocate to Olde Town.  Most business owners cannot afford to take on restoration projects alone. This restoration program would not only assist with preservation of our National Registry listed historic properties but also improve business for the current tenants and make properties appealing to new investors as well.
 
Project: Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office – Gang Intervention Project, Rockdale County Sheriff Office – 911 Chambers Drive Rockdale County, GA 30012

Funding Request:  $250,000

The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service Sheriff’s office providing complete law enforcement services to the approximately 85,000 residents in the metropolitan Atlanta county.  The implementation of a gang intervention unit would focus on prevention, intervention, and coordination with other metro and state units.


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