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Sandpoint police warn paused federal grants could reduce overtime enforcement

2713705 · March 20, 2025
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Police Chief said federal grant-funded traffic-enforcement programs are currently paused, potentially reducing overtime-funded enforcement (about $50,000 typically) and forcing the department to reallocate salary savings for summer activities.

The Sandpoint Police Department told council members March 19 that several federally funded traffic-enforcement grants currently are on pause and that the pause may reduce overtime-funded enforcement activities this summer.

Chief Corey (last name redacted in transcript) said the department was notified that state-administered federal grants used to fund overtime for traffic…

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