{"id":10938,"date":"2022-08-24T15:27:08","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T19:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/?p=10938"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:43:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:43:21","slug":"governors-video-release-governor-hogan-announces-funding-for-major-little-italy-security-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/2022\/08\/24\/governors-video-release-governor-hogan-announces-funding-for-major-little-italy-security-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"GOVERNOR’S VIDEO RELEASE: Governor Hogan Announces Funding For Major Little Italy Security Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Administration to Expedite $250K For Vehicle Tag Readers, Police-Accessible Cameras, and Reflective Paint<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Future Budget Funding Will Make Little Italy Part of Waterfront Partnership<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

ANNAPOLIS, MD\u00a0<\/strong>(August 24, 2022) – Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will move forward with more than $500,000 in critical investments to help the Little Italy community in Baltimore City make much-needed security upgrades as it works to make the historic neighborhood safer for visitors and businesses.<\/p>\n

The governor made the announcement during a visit to Little Italy that included lunch at Cafe Gia and a walk around the neighborhood with community leaders. He was joined by Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, who advocated for the funding.<\/p>\n

\u201cLittle Italy is a proud community with a storied history, but violent crime threatens to make it less safe and welcoming. We can\u2019t let that happen,\u201d said Governor Hogan. \u201cAll of these security upgrades will help bolster law enforcement\u2019s ability to make the neighborhood safer, and give more peace of mind to the people who live, visit, and work here. I want to thank the leaders of the Little Italy Neighborhood Association for their tireless efforts and President Ferguson for his partnership, and I encourage everyone to come visit Little Italy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cLittle Italy is a cornerstone of Baltimore City, and I\u2019m pleased to see this significant investment in the safety and security in one of our historic neighborhoods,\u201d said President Ferguson. \u201cI want to thank the governor for his leadership and welcome all Marylanders to come and enjoy the important cultural gem that is Baltimore\u2019s Little Italy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development met with representatives of the Little Italy Neighborhood Association to discuss these funding requests.<\/p>\n

Initiatives that funding will be expedited for this year through neighborhood safety grants include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vehicle Tag Readers: $130,000<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/u>Vehicle tag readers will be installed at key intersections, including President and Pratt Streets, to help identify and apprehended suspects in Little Italy and surrounding downtown arteries.<\/p>\n

Police-Accessible Cameras: $83,000<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/u>A network of strategically placed cameras will be installed on the police network to make it easier for law enforcement to effectively monitor trouble spots in real time. This will be a combination of cameras placed at President and Pratt Streets to monitor this major East-West thoroughfare with clear, high resolution pictures. Pole cameras will also be installed at all North-South and East-West corridor access points to provide police with street-level data to\/from neighboring communities and highways.<\/p>\n

Street Intersection Reflective Paint: $40,000<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/u>The entrance streets to Little Italy will be painted at major intersections to provide safer, clearer crosswalks for vehicle and pedestrian traffic from tourists and residents.<\/p>\n

Initiatives that the governor will direct future budget funding for include:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Creating a Business Improvement District and Extending the Waterfront Partnership to Little Italy: $250,000<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/u>The state will commit funds to help Little Italy create a Business Improvement District that receives safety services from the Waterfront Partnership – similar to surrounding neighborhoods. At present, the Waterfront Partnership includes Inner Harbor, Harbor East, Harbor Point, and Fells Point.<\/p>\n

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Administration to Expedite $250K For Vehicle Tag Readers, Police-Accessible Cameras, and Reflective Paint Future Budget Funding Will Make Little Italy Part of Waterfront Partnership ANNAPOLIS, MD\u00a0(August 24, 2022) – Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the State of Maryland will move forward with more than $500,000 in critical investments to help the Little Italy community  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":119,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,46,26,33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community-development","category-governor-hogan","category-neighborhood-revitalization","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/119"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10938"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11683,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10938\/revisions\/11683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dhcd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}