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Calhoun County commissioners authorize two highway safety grant applications and approve $1.2 million in claims

Calhoun County Board of Commissioners · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The board authorized two state Highway Safety grant applications — $25,000 for seat-belt/drunk-driving enforcement and $17,500 for youth alcohol enforcement — and approved two weekly claims lists totaling $1,202,353.23; one commissioner abstained on the $25,000 grant because his department would benefit.

At its Aug. 3 meeting the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners authorized the Office of the Sheriff to submit two Highway Safety grant applications and approved county claims totaling $1,202,353.23.

County Administrator/Controller Greg Purcell described a $25,000 Highway Safety grant that would fund deputies’ overtime for coordinated enforcement of the Click It or…

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