The St. Mary's County Alcohol Beverage Board received a $4,000 grant to fund an education and training program for alcohol licensees, board administrator Miss Helderbrand told the board on Oct. 13, 2011. She asked board members to sign the grant paperwork so she could present it to the county commissioners for approval to spend the funds.

“The purpose of the program is to lower impaired driving and underage drinking through implementation of educational programs and resources for alcohol license establishments,” Miss Helderbrand said. She said the board hopes to hold its first training session in November but that timing may slide to December because the grant notice arrived later than expected.

Helderbrand said she will circulate the training PowerPoint to board members and provide hard copies on request. She also said she planned to submit the signed paperwork to the commissioners by the next day so they could place the item on the commissioners’ agenda.