SCINT takes financial hit
A big source of funding for the South Coast Inter-agency Narcotics Team is drying up. Leaving the South Coast with a potential, and figurative, sink-hole in the drug war landscape.
SCINT Director Detective Sergeant Toby Floyd says they got word on January 31st that the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission(CJC) met last month and voted to discontinue grant funding for multi-jurisdictional drug task forces statewide.
A total of 13 drug task forces will be affected in Oregon.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant has provided funds to such task forces nationwide for over two decades, with the CJC overseeing the distribution of those funds here in Oregon.
Floyd says all of SCINT's funding is derived from grants to help them provide service to Coos, Curry and Western Douglas County.
He says this decision will reduce their anticipated yearly budget by almost $80,000 after September 30th, which will have a direct impact on how much SCINT can do to battle drugs on the South Coast.
SCINT Director Detective Sergeant Toby Floyd says they got word on January 31st that the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission(CJC) met last month and voted to discontinue grant funding for multi-jurisdictional drug task forces statewide.
A total of 13 drug task forces will be affected in Oregon.
The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant has provided funds to such task forces nationwide for over two decades, with the CJC overseeing the distribution of those funds here in Oregon.
Floyd says all of SCINT's funding is derived from grants to help them provide service to Coos, Curry and Western Douglas County.
He says this decision will reduce their anticipated yearly budget by almost $80,000 after September 30th, which will have a direct impact on how much SCINT can do to battle drugs on the South Coast.
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