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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - To assistance combat transgression against tiny businesses, the metropolis of Fresno the Fresno Police Department, and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce volition beryllium launching a $100,000 assistance programme to instal oregon grow information camera equipment.
“With the motorboat of this caller Small Business Security Camera Rebate Program, Fresno City Council is not conscionable taking enactment – we are lasting firmly with our tiny businesses, who person weathered truthful overmuch and proceed to beryllium the backbone of our community," said Council President Annalisa Perea.
Beginning Tuesday, metropolis officials accidental businesses tin use for grants of up to $2,000. To qualify, businesses indispensable beryllium successful bully lasting with the city, person a valid concern license, and beryllium located wrong the 2024 Qualified Census Tracts and Difficult Development Areas.
"By empowering businesses to heighten their security, we’re not lone helping to deter transgression but besides fostering a consciousness of information and concern that volition let them to flourish," Perea said.
Businesses tin instal the cameras themselves oregon prosecute a institution but the metropolis states the systems indispensable store recordings for astatine slightest 72 hours locally oregon successful the cloud.
“Small businesses are struggling with rising costs similar security and inferior rates; and successful caller years, copper ligament theft and retail theft person been added to the agelong database of tiny businesses expenses," said Council Vice President Mike Karbassi.
Officials accidental precedence volition spell to tiny businesses with little than 25 employees and grants volition beryllium awarded connected a archetypal travel archetypal service ground until each funds are disbursed.
Businesses funny successful applying for a assistance tin sojourn FresnoChamber.com and are encouraged to use arsenic soon arsenic possible.
