Chief William Quigley is pleased to announce that the Cohasset Police Department has been awarded $16,417 in grant funds as part of the Municipal Road Safety Grant allocated by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security’s Office of Grants and Research (OGR).
The Cohasset Police Department will use the grant to fund dedicated patrols for traffic enforcement and traffic safety equipment. Of the funding, $4,980 will be used to purchase permanent RADAR signs for upper King Street and the Beechwood area.
The police department plans to add more RADAR signs as more funding becomes available, including additions to the permanent RADAR units that have already been installed on Forest Avenue and Sohier Street.
“Traffic, bicycle, and pedestrian safety have been top priorities for the town and police department for the past three years, and this grant will assist us in furthering our efforts,” said Chief Quigley. “Through competitive grant funding and support from the Town Manager, the Select Board, Senator Patrick O’Connor, and Representative Joan Meschino, we have been very fortunate in receiving this funding”
The department would also like to thank Lt. Gregory Lennon, the department’s Executive Officer, for his work in seeking out, applying for, and managing police department grants.
The grant is part of $10.9 million in federal grant funding awarded by the Baker-Polito Administration earlier this month to 186 municipal and state agencies for road safety improvements.
The grants provide police departments funding to address local traffic safety issues through enforcement, new equipment and novel traffic-safety programs. The goal is to support traditional enforcement activities and develop new strategies to reduce roadway crashes, injuries, fatalities, and associated economic losses in Massachusetts.
Since taking office in 2015, the Baker-Polito Administration has distributed approximately $70 million in highway safety grants. The grants provide equipment, training, and enforcement resources for local communities.
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