LCRA, PEC award grant to Cottonwood Shores for patrol vehicle

The City of Cottonwood Shores will soon have a new police patrol vehicle thanks to a $19,100 community development grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative.

The new patrol vehicle will help the city schedule officers and improve response time to emergency calls.

“The City of Cottonwood Shores is grateful to LCRA for the grant, but no one is more excited than our police officers,” said Sheila Moore, Cottonwood Shores city administrator. “The city currently has three older vehicles, one with more than 100,000 miles on it that constantly needs repairs. The police department is looking forward to having a new dependable vehicle that is better suited to the city’s terrain.”

The new vehicle will enhance the city’s commitment to public safety. Cottonwood Shores established its police department in 2006. Currently, four officers serve the city’s 1,300 residents.

The community grant is one of a number of grants recently awarded through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. The program provides economic development and community assistance grants to cities, counties, volunteer fire departments, regional development councils and other nonprofit organizations in LCRA’s electric and water service areas. The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves. Pedernales Electric Cooperative is one of LCRA’s wholesale electric customers and a partner in the grant program.

Applications for the next round of grants are due July. 31. More information is available at lcra.org/cdpp.