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Somerville finance committee backs $65,000 state traffic‑safety grant after debate over bicycle enforcement
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to recommend acceptance of a $65,000 Municipal Road Safety Grant to the Somerville Police Department after officers and councilors discussed how the funds will be split between education and overtime enforcement and clarified citation data.
The Somerville City Council Finance Committee voted to recommend acceptance of a $65,000 Municipal Road Safety Grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security to the Somerville Police Department after a discussion about the grant’s enforcement and education components.
Councilor Ben Wheeler, the committee chair, introduced the grant and asked Director Emily Wisdom and Lieutenant Michael Holland to brief members. Director Wisdom said the grant ‘‘is broken down into 4 components’’: $8,112 for community awareness and education materials; $5,642 for safety items; $33,930 for overtime traffic‑safety enforcement (roughly April–September);…
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