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April 21, 1998



To:Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee

From:City Clerk

Subject:Support of the Keele/Eglinton Business Improvement Area for Special Target Policing Funding

Recommendation:

The Budget Committee on April 20, 1998, reports having received the communications (April 15, 1998) from Councillor Frances Nunziata and (March 26, 1998) from Mr. Steve Tasses, Keele/Eglinton Business Improvement Area.

Background:

The Budget Committee on April 20, 1998, had before it a communication (April 15, 1998) from Councillor Frances Nunziata, York-Humber, forwarding a communication (March 26, 1998) from Mr. Steve Tasses of the Keele/Eglinton Business Improvement Area regarding support for special target policing funding.

City Clerk

Barbara Liddiard/rc/cp

Item No. 30

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 c.Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Chief Administrative Officer



(Letter dated April 15, 1998, addressed to the Councillor Tom Jakobek from Councillor Frances Nunziata)

Please find enclosed a copy of a letter and petition from members of the Keele/Eglinton Business Improvement Area.

Their covering letter is self-explanatory but I would like to take this opportunity to express my very strong support for their request, which I consider critical to revitalization of this commercial/retail area of our City.

I trust you will give their request the serious consideration it deserves.



(Letter dated March 26, 1998 from the Keele/Eglinton Business Improvement Area addressed to Councillor Jakobek)

I am writing to you on behalf of the members of the Keele/Eglinton Business Improvement Area. We have received a copy of the letter sent to you by Councillor Frances Nunziata, in reference to the request by the Toronto Police for special Target Policing funding. Our association wholeheartedly supports this request and believes that it would help alleviate some of the difficulties we are encountering in our area.

The members of the Keele/Eglinton BIA are facing many challenges in our attempt to increase customer patronage and community support for our area stores and businesses. But we view a clean and safe environment as being key to winning back our customer base. More police resources for this area, particularly to target specific and well-known problems, would help restore a climate of confidence in the Keele/Eglinton business community.

The $2.5 million requested by the police to facilitate Target Policing, should be viewed as an investment. It must also be weighed against the lost opportunities, jobs and economic development that would be the result of failing to address this issue. Thank you for your consideration in this matter.

 

   
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