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Proclamation congratulating Lawrenceville United for earning the 2007 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award.
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WHEREAS, established in 2001, Lawrenceville United (LU) is a non-profit, resident-driven, community-based organization, which has over 460 members from the 6th, 9th, and 10th wards of Lawrenceville in the City of Pittsburgh; and
WHEREAS, Lawrenceville United, a Weed and Seed site, received national recognition by winning the 2007 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC); and
WHEREAS, LU and the City of Pittsburgh Police Department were recognized in the Neighborhood Revitalization category for significant achievements in reducing crime and engaging community members in a comprehensive effort to strengthen the economic and social fabric of the Lawrenceville neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the partners' multifaceted work included targeting enforcement and redevelopment efforts to improve problem properties, creating a block watch network, and maintaining a public safety newsletter to inform residents and engage them in taking back their streets; and
WHEREAS, this honor will provide grant support to Lawrenceville United, one of three Weed and Seed national affiliates that received awards;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Lawrenceville United upon earning the 2007 MetLife Foundation Community-Police Partnership Award. Your outstanding dedication and commitment to the residents of Lawrenceville serves as an inspiration to this Council and to all.