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St. Mary's County approves two highway-safety grants totaling roughly $194,100
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners approved an $81,100 budget amendment to increase the county's FY2009 highway safety grant and authorized a new $113,000 Southern Maryland media-and-enforcement grant, expanding enforcement and public-education efforts aimed at impaired driving, young drivers and seat-belt use.
St. Mary's County commissioners on Aug. 26 approved an $81,100 increase to the county's FY2009 Highway Safety Grant and accepted an additional $113,000 competitive grant to fund a Southern Maryland media-and-enforcement campaign aimed at reducing impaired and aggressive driving.
County officials said the combined awards would expand enforcement activity, public education and targeted overtime patrols around large regional events. The board voted unanimously to authorize Commissioner President Jack Russell to sign the grant agreements and related budget amendments.
The county's highway safety coordinator, Jackie Beckman, told commissioners the program uses a multi-pronged approach — “education, enforcement, engineering and EMS” — and partners with law enforcement, schools,…
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