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ROD GRAMS MINNESOTA COMMITTEES: BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOREIGN RELATIONS JOINT ECONOMIC BUDGET November 6, 1998 WASHINGTON, DC 20510-2304 WASHINGTON OFFICE: PH. 202-224-3244 FAX 202-228-0956 TDD: 202-224-9522 MINNESOTA OFFICE: 2013 SECOND AVENUE NORTH ANOKA, MN 55303 PH. 612-427-5921 FAX 612-427-8872 TDD: 612-427-5902 City Council City of Elk River P.O. Box 490 Elk River, MN 55330 Dear Council Members: It is with great pleasure and gratitude that I join the citizens of Elk River in saluting your community Night Out program during National Crime Prevention Month. Citizen involvement is critical in securing the safety of our communities. We must remember that we can reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse through active citizen participation and local community approaches to prevention. By strengthening your neighborhood spirit and generating active participation in local anti-crime programs, you have displayed a commitment to ensuring safer streets for all of your residents. More importantly, you have sent a message to criminals that your neighborhoods are organized and fighting back against the threat of crime. The most effective assault on crime occurs close to home, when the federal government -- not as an overseer but as a partner --joins with local governments and concerned citizens to fight crime at its source. As a nation, we have learned that communities like Elk River best meet its crime prevention needs when they have the flexibility and decision-making authority to put tax dollars directly to work in their fights against crime, without having them funneled first through Washington. In countless communities across this country, the National Night Out approach is a success. I commend the City of Elk River as well as the entire Elk River Police Department for its commitment to stopping crime at its source. I will continue to work with you, along with other elected leaders and citizens, to ensure that more management decisions are entrusted to the local level. In that way, we can build on the success you have achieved while eliminating the burdensome mandates from Washington and excess regulatory and paperwork requirements that make it more difficult for local law enforcement officials to put their crime prevention plans to work. I know I speak for all of the citizens of Elk River when I say thank you for encouraging their involvement in preventing crime. Your work is publicly recognized during National Crime Prevention Month -- but more importantly, it is remembered and appreciated every month of the year. Rod Grams United States Senator http://www.senate.gov/-grams PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER Emaih mail_grams~grams.senate.gov