Excerpts from Kilpatrick's prepared speech

�One of the continuing concerns of all of our citizens is police presence in our neighborhoods. Research has shown that one of the most effective deterrents against crime is police visability�Therefore, in the coming year the Chief will institute six Mobile Police Stations to be deployed in each one of our Police Districts. They will be accessible to citizens who can visit, make police reports, make accident reports and obtain information about police, community programs and other initiatives. They also will serve as a hub for officers walking the beat in the various neighborhoods. We�ll be able to move them to areas we identify as hot spots or to areas where a block club or neighborhood association has been asking for a heightened police presence.�

DEVELOPMENT

�In total, counting large and small projects, we have rehabilitated 75 buildings in downtown Detroit.