Safer Huntington WV » Fairfield West http://saferhuntingtonwv.com Helping Make Huntington WV a Safer City Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:57:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Weed and Seed http://saferhuntingtonwv.com/articles/weed-and-seed/ http://saferhuntingtonwv.com/articles/weed-and-seed/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:17:08 +0000 Bill http://saferhuntingtonwv.com/?p=37 The Weed and Seed InitiativeThe Fairfield West neighborhood of Huntington is about to embark on a new revitalization effort called the Weed and Seed program.  It is designed to “weed out” the bad elements in the neighborhood including criminal activity and to “seed” neighborhood revitilization programs.  The program is partially funded by a $1 million federal grant to help pay for increased law enforcment activity in the area.

The police have already begun by setting up a new field office which will also house the K-9 unit and serve as the hub for both the bicycle unit and the special operations squad.  The increased police presence in the neighborhood should help decrease crime in the neighborhood which currently accounts for 50% of all crime in the city.

You can find out more about this fantastic program in this Herald-Dispatch article: Project Ready to Take Root.

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