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Perry County to apply for CHIRP traffic-safety grant after deputy reports declining fatalities
Summary
Chief Deputy Dickinson told the county council CHIRP enforcement correlated with fewer traffic fatalities; the council approved applying for a CHIRP grant (deadline cited) to continue click-it, DUI and school-bus stop-arm enforcement.
The Perry County Council authorized staff to apply for the Comprehensive Highway Injury Reduction Program (CHIRP), a federal traffic-safety grant, after a presentation from Chief Deputy Dickinson highlighting reductions in local traffic fatalities.
Chief Deputy Dickinson told the council the CHIRP program combines three enforcement projects: Click It or Ticket (seatbelt enforcement), driving-under-the-influence enforcement, and a stop-arm violation project referred to as Project SAVE focused on school-bus safety. "The title of the grant is the…
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