Federal and state leaders have stressed transparency in distributing funds from the $787 billion stimulus bill.
Don’t tell that to the Garner Police who despite published reports in local media do not know whether they’ll see a slice of the pie.
Over the weekend the White House released information indicating that Garner’s finest are set to receive more than $46,000 – a substantial bit more than other suburbs of Raleigh.
This afternoon a department spokesperson said, for now, GPD has been left out of the loop.
“We have not received any sort of formal notification from the Feds,” said Seargeant Christopher Clayton, the department’s spokesman.
In the meantime, local officials are waiting to hear more specifics before determining where the stimulus money would be spent.
“Once we receive formal notice, we will assess agency needs like past projects or equipment projects that were not funded and discuss it [with the Town Manager and Town Council],” he said. “Also, once we figure out what requirements would come with the money, then we would look at what to use it for,” Clayton said.
In a recent interview, town finance director Lin Jones said the town does not expect to receive any other direct contributions from the legislation.
