Molly Young
MLive
The city announced that it will use more than $1 million in grants from the Ruth Mott Foundation to help improve the quality of life for north Flint residents.
Thanks to two grants from the foundation totaling $1,407,107, the city will implement new methods to combat crime and improve the look of the area in two plans called North End Community Crime Strategy and Imagine Flint Neighborhood Planning Initiative.
“Historically, this area has seen neighborhoods fractured from the loss of businesses and jobs from manufacturing, increases in crime and the abandonment of much of the housing stock,” said Mayor Karen Weaver, who took office Nov. 9.
The Flint Police Foundation secured the $1,087,107 grant for the Flint Police Department to implement its North End Community Crime Strategy, which will give officers state-of-the-art crime analysis technology and communication software, and will allow police to implement more community policing plans.
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