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Council approves road‑safety and aging grants and asks staff to study a senior navigator function
Summary
The council approved a $64,974 municipal road safety grant to support targeted traffic enforcement campaigns and a $302,640 ageing services grant to preserve congregate meals and expand programming; it also adopted a charter‑right policy order asking staff to study a senior navigator role.
The Cambridge City Council on Nov. 17 approved appropriations for traffic enforcement and senior services and adopted a policy order asking the city to study whether a dedicated senior navigator function is feasible.
Traffic enforcement grant: The council approved an appropriation of $64,974 from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security for the municipal road safety program. Lieutenant Phil McDavitt of the Cambridge Police Department’s traffic unit said the money supplements existing enforcement work and supports focused, data‑driven campaigns (bicycle/pedestrian safety, impaired driving, distracted driving, speeding). “We…
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