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Albany County public safety panel approves three state grants for traffic enforcement, rescue equipment and staff wellness
Summary
The Albany County Legislature Public Safety Committee approved three New York State grants: $12,000 for police traffic safety details, a $50,000 urban search-and-rescue grant with the county acting as fiduciary for the Town of Colonie, and a $6,000 mental-health wellness grant for agency staff and families.
The Albany County Legislature Public Safety Committee approved three state grant measures during a meeting Thursday, advancing funding for traffic enforcement, search-and-rescue equipment and a mental-health wellness event for county agency staff.
Committee Chair Susan Pedo presided as members voted to authorize an agreement with the New York State Governor's Traffic Safety Committee for a 2025 Police Traffic Safety Services grant, approve a sheriff's office grant application to the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services for technical rescue and urban search-and-rescue equipment, and amend resolutions to accept a New York State Office of Mental Health suicide-prevention grant to…
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