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Highland cites 44% rise in crashes; IDOT grant to fund extra speed enforcement in July
Summary
Public Safety Director Carole Widman told the council that traffic crashes in Highland are up about 44% this year and that an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) grant will fund additional overtime patrols focused on speed enforcement beginning July 8 through the end of the month.
Public Safety Director and Chief of Police Carole Widman told the Highland City Council on July 1 that traffic crashes in the city are up about 44 percent this year.
Widman said the department received an Illinois Department of Transportation grant to support enforcement activity and that starting July 8 and running through the end of the month the city will add an additional officer on overtime to focus on speed enforcement. She said the department will post notice on Facebook and the Highland Happenings app to alert residents but will not disclose exact times and locations for the enforcement.
Widman also reported code-enforcement activity: staff reviewed open code cases and determined there were 21 active cases after four were fixed that day.
Mayor Kevin B. Hemann asked about results from a recent traffic check on Hill Road; Widman said data arrived but still needs to be downloaded and reviewed.
No formal council action was required; the enforcement plan is an operational use of the IDOT grant and departmental overtime.
