Placer County Local Community Benefit Committee Awards Grants
From Placer County, CA website
With the support of the Tribal Council of the United Auburn Indian
Community, Placer County's Indian Gaming Local Community Benefit
Committee (LCBC) has announced its 2005 grant awards to local
governments. As prescribed by state law, the grant funds come from the
Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund and are intended to mitigate
impacts associated with tribal gaming.
Agencies awarded grants are as follows:
City of Roseville Police Department, $60,000, for crime
reduction;
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, $77,000, for
motor-vehicle emission reductions;
Placer County Probation Department, $60,000, for the day reporting
center;
City of Lincoln Police Department, $50,000, for records management
system;
City of Rocklin Police Department, $60,000, for automated suspect
identification;
Placer County Public Works Department, $48,000, for road overlay
project on Industrial Blvd.;
Newcastle Fire Protection District, $10,679.82, vehicle accident
response improvement;
City of Lincoln Police Department, $10,000, for the Police Activities
League.
"In choosing the recipients, we focused on the most important service
impacts, and attempted to balance the needs in the surrounding city and
county communities," said Julie A. Huff, Tribal Vice Chair and Vice
Chair of LCBC. "We appreciate the cooperative approach of the
governments in the area."
The Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund is based on assessments by
the state on tribal gaming machines that were in place prior to 1999.
Thunder Valley Casino, which is owned by the United Auburn Indian
Community, did not open until 2003.
The committee received almost $750,000 in grant applications, but had
$375,679.82 to distribute.
"It's wonderful to be able to work with the United Auburn Indian
Community in helping with so many deserving projects," said Rocklin
City Councilmember Brett Storey, who also chairs the LCBC.
The Local Community Benefit Committee also includes county Supervisors
Robert Weygandt and Bruce Kranz, Roseville City Councilmember Rocky
Rockholm, Lincoln City Councilmember Ray Sprague, and Jessica Tavares,
United Auburn Indian Community Tribal Chairperson.
