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United States Department
of Agriculture • Rural Development
3001 Coolidge Rd. • 2nd Floor North • Suite 200 • East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 324-5204 • Fax: (517) 324-5225 •
alec.lloyd@mi.usda.gov
GOGEBIC COUNTY RECEIVES GRANT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES
LANSING, March 13, 2007 – USDA Rural Development Director for Michigan Gene DeRossett today presented a ceremonial grant check for $37,000 to Gogebic County to help purchase two Ford Explorer 4x4 police vehicles.
“USDA Rural Development is proud to help improve public safety in Gogebic County,” said DeRossett. “I am pleased we can help rural residents enhance their quality of life through better police protection.”
The event is part of a series of ceremonies commemorating more than $1.6 million in grants and loans for communities across the Upper Peninsula.
USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development provides equity, liquidity, and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
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