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Kensington Police describe state traffic‑safety grant opportunities; board discusses acceptance
Summary
Chief Scott King briefed the board on state traffic‑safety grants that would add roughly $3,000 for speed enforcement and about $1,000 for distracted‑driving programs; board members discussed a motion to accept grant funds but no formal roll‑call vote appears in the transcript.
Chief Scott King of the Kensington Police described potential state traffic‑safety grant increases that would add roughly $3,000 to the department’s SpeedGrants allocation (bringing that program to about $6,500 annually) and roughly $1,000 for distracted‑driving programs (bringing that program to about $4,500 annually), the chief said.
The chief listed other grant categories the department has used previously (including DUI enforcement and other traffic‑safety initiatives) and said any award would require the town to accept the grant paperwork in order to receive funds. A board member proposed a motion to accept the grants; speakers confirmed the amounts discussed, but a formal recorded vote is not included in the provided transcript.
Board members also discussed deposits and policing coordination for events earlier in the meeting and how collections or deposits could be used to cover cleanup or reclamation costs when event organizers do not comply with conditions.
The transcript shows discussion and a motion to accept grant funds for speed enforcement and distracted‑driving programs; staff were asked to follow up with the paperwork and any required municipal acceptance steps before funds are formally accepted.
