Friday, October 28, 2016
Eight Municipalities in the First Essex and Middlesex District Receive Safety Grants
Boston – Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) is
pleased to announce eight municipalities in the region have been awarded over
$89,000 in federal grant funding to improve traffic safety and enforcement.
The grants have been awarded by the Executive Office of Public Safety and
Security, Highway Safety Division (EOPSS/HSD) with funding provided by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Equipment Grant, awarded to West Newbury, provides child
safety seats to low income families to be installed during child passenger
safety checkup events and at fitting stations. The CPS program also educates
parents, grandparents and child caregivers on the proper installation and usage
of child safety seats, as well as provides information on age and size
appropriate car and booster seats.
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Enforcement and Equipment Grant, awarded
to Essex, Ipswich, Wilmington and Georgetown, allows local police departments
to fund initiatives that address pedestrian and bicycle safety issues and
couple educational projects with enforcement of laws. This is a unique opportunity for localities
to mobilize a community to work together in reducing pedestrian and bicycle
injuries.
The Traffic Enforcement Grant,
awarded to Ipswich, North Reading, Wilmington, Middleton,
North Andover and Georgetown, assists in funding High-Visibility Enforcement
(HVE) patrols. HVE is a traffic safety approach designed to deter and change
unlawful traffic behaviors that combines highly visible and proactive law
enforcement targeting a specific traffic safety issue. Issues targeted include campaigns such as
“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket.”
The Underage Alcohol Enforcement
(UAE) Grant, awarded to Ipswich, North Reading, Wilmington,
and Middleton, provides funding to law enforcement agencies to develop
programming to reduce underage drinking and driving.
Town
|
Grant Awarded
|
Totals
|
|||
CPS Grant
|
Bike/Pedestrian
|
Traffic Enforcement
|
UAE
|
||
Essex
|
-
|
$4,108
|
-
|
$4,926
|
$9,034
|
Ipswich
|
-
|
$7,500
|
$7,500
|
$5,000
|
$20,000
|
Georgetown
|
-
|
$6,792
|
$7,500
|
-
|
$14,292
|
Middleton
|
-
|
-
|
$7,500
|
-
|
$7,500
|
North Andover
|
-
|
-
|
$7,500
|
-
|
$7,500
|
North Reading
|
-
|
-
|
$7,500
|
$5,000
|
$12,500
|
West Newbury
|
$2,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$2,000
|
Wilmington
|
-
|
$4,190
|
$7,500
|
$5,000
|
$16,690
|
