Arkansas Gets Money For Homeland Security
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Arkansas emergency managers plan to spend
money from a nearly 12.4 million dollar federal grant
to build a new state Emergency Operations Center.
Homeland Security undersecretary Asa Hutchinson, a former
congressman from Arkansas, announced the grant today.
Arkansas was awarded an additional two million dollar grant
to improve outdated communication systems. That money will go to
the city of Conway for a pilot program.
Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Director Wayne
Ruthven says the state hopes to break ground on the new center
before the end of the year. He says numerous sites in the central
Arkansas region are being considered.
Posted by Mike Hellgren
