Statement
Office of Sen. Harris B. McDowell III
Delaware Senate Majority Caucus
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Jesse Chadderdon (302) 744-4282 or (302) 743-0945;
Patrick Jackson (302) 744-4046 or (302) 242-0036
Office of Sen. Harris B. McDowell III
Delaware Senate Majority Caucus
For Immediate Release
Contacts: Jesse Chadderdon (302) 744-4282 or (302) 743-0945;
Patrick Jackson (302) 744-4046 or (302) 242-0036
JFC Co-Chair Sen. Harris McDowell’s statement on Wilmington’s rejection of police funding
Sen. Harris B. McDowell III, co-chair of the Joint Finance Committee, issued the following statement regarding Mayor Dennis Williams’ rejection of $1.5 million in funding for increased police patrols in the City of Wilmington:
“This is a sad day for Wilmington. As violence grips the streets of the city I’m so proud to call home, it’s nothing short of tragic that our efforts to help have been rejected. I sincerely hope that we will have an opportunity to re-engage the Mayor and urge him to reconsider. The conditions attached to the money by JFC and Attorney General essentially boil down to a simple accounting of police resources that the state has been unable to get for more than a year. If that reconciliation does not occur, the state will continue to do everything in its power to help our state’s flagship city. We have a moral responsibility to do that, regardless of the politics at play.”
“This is a sad day for Wilmington. As violence grips the streets of the city I’m so proud to call home, it’s nothing short of tragic that our efforts to help have been rejected. I sincerely hope that we will have an opportunity to re-engage the Mayor and urge him to reconsider. The conditions attached to the money by JFC and Attorney General essentially boil down to a simple accounting of police resources that the state has been unable to get for more than a year. If that reconciliation does not occur, the state will continue to do everything in its power to help our state’s flagship city. We have a moral responsibility to do that, regardless of the politics at play.”
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Press Contacts
Scott Goss
Communications Director
(302) 744-4180
scott.goss@delaware.gov
Dylan McDowell
Communications Assistant
(302) 744-4282
dylan.mcdowell@delaware.gov
Scott Goss
Communications Director
(302) 744-4180
scott.goss@delaware.gov
Dylan McDowell
Communications Assistant
(302) 744-4282
dylan.mcdowell@delaware.gov