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South Berwick council approves highway-safety grant amid debate over patrol lighting
Summary
Police Chief presented a Maine Bureau of Highway Safety grant to fund targeted speed and overtime patrols; the council approved the grant (voice vote) after a lengthy discussion in which the chief warned against daily "steady-burn" blue lights on patrol vehicles and councilors debated visibility and safety tradeoffs.
The South Berwick Town Council voted unanimously to accept a highway-safety grant for traffic enforcement after a detailed presentation and extended discussion about the tactics the funding would support.
The police chief told the council the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety offered grant funding to support speed details and overtime patrols. The chief said the award includes a base amount (reported during the meeting as roughly $11,953.50) and referenced overall…
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