Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 September 2000 — Page 2

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napolis Motor Speedway (IMS) President and CEO Tony George, along with other state and local officials, recently celebrated the completion of the Hulman Memorial Way beautification project on the city’s northwest side. The enhancements stretch along Crawfordsville Road from North High School Road on the west to 4000 West 16th Street on the east (CSX Railroad Viaduct), and are based on a motor-sports theme and direct visitors to the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the site of this weekend’s inaugural U.S. Grand Prix. The $3 million project includes the placement of landmark pylons, decorative banner poles and streetlights, new landscaping and the placement of brick accent paving at key locations leading to IMS. The project also includes decorative traffic signal poles and repainting of the 16th Street railroad viaduct near Olin Avenue, which was sand blasted and painted with a rolling checkered flag on both the east

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BRIEFS ContintMd from A1 and west sides of the bridge. Bayh Announces . $2.75 Million To STOP Violence Against Women U.S. Senator Evan Bayh has announced that Indiana has been awarded $2.75 million by the U.S. Department of Justice to crack down on those who commit violence against women, and to offer counseling services for victims. The funding will be provided to the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute through the STOP (Services-Training-Officers-Prosecution) program, which was authorized under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. STOP provides resources to develop and strengthen counseling services for women who are victims of violent crime. The award also includes funding to assist law enforcement officers and prosecutors prevent and punish those who commit violent crimes against women. Bayh is an original cosponsor of the of the Violence Against Women Act. That bill would renew the 1994 Act which began the federal government’s commitment to prevention and assistance efforts for women and children who are victimized by family violence and sexual assault. Senate committee approves funding to revitalize Indianapolis neighborhood U.S. Senator Evan Bayh has announced that his request for federal funds to revitalize the Fall Creek Place neighborhood in Indianapolis has been approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. Fall Creek Place, formerly known as King Park, is slated to receive $250,000 under the bill. The federal investment

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in Fall Creek Place is part of a" broad city initiative designed to bring intensive coordination of resources to the community. Along with private and other public sector investments, the . federal funds will go towards construction and finance costs.. The federal funds will come. from the U.S. Department of , Housing and Urban Development’s Economic -, Development Initiative, and wi(l be used to create and renovate , buildings, streets and sidewalks. The funds are now part of the Veterans Affairs and Housing. ( and Urban Development Appropriations bill. It is one of thirteen spending bills Congress is required to pass each year. The approved measure next will be , considered by the full Senate. O’Bannon continues gas sales tax suspension Governor Frank O’Bannon ■ said he will continue the susperision of the sales tax on gasoline through September to help * Hoosier families and businesses cope with declining crude oil ■ supplies and another surge in * prices at the pump. Industry analysts report that supplies of crude oil in the U.S. ; are near their lowest level in 24 ; years, while the Midwest’s crude oil supply is down 9.4 percent' f from its five-year average. At lie same time, U.S. crude oil price» this week reached their highest^ level in 10 years. Since August 22, crude oil stocks in the Midwest have declined by 3 million barrels. At the same time, gas prices in / Indiana have increased by 22 , cents per gallon while the average national increase has been an increase of 9 cents per gallon.

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