The Calhoun Police Department announced today that it has been awarded a major traffic [enforcement grant in the amount of $34,050.56 from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in Atlanta.
Calhoun Police Dept. received the grant in recognition of its lifesaving work as the coordinating agency of GOHS’s Mountain Area Traffic Enforcement Network. There are sixteen traffic enforcement networks across the state that help enforce Georgia’s year-round safety belt, speed and impaired driving campaigns.
“The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is honored to support the Calhoun Police Department through its continued leadership via Coordinator Captain Christy Nicholson and the Mountain Area traffic enforcement network,” said Roger Hayes, GOHS Director of Law Enforcement Services said. “The GOHS Traffic Enforcement Network grants help to protect the public from drunk, distracted and other dangerous driving behaviors and provides training, networking and other assistance to local law enforcement agencies across Georgia.”
The Mountain Area Traffic Enforcement Network includes law enforcement agencies in 10 counties, which include Dade, Whitfield, Catoosa, Walker, Murray, Chattooga, Gordon, Floyd, Bartow and Polk.
Quote From Chief Kish: “This grant strengthens our ability to support traffic safety efforts throughout the Mountain Area Traffic Enforcement Network and reinforces our commitment to reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities on our roadways. Through Captain Nicholson’s leadership and the cooperation of our regional law enforcement partners, we will continue working together to address dangerous driving behaviors and make our roads safer for everyone.”
The coordinator in the TEN Mountain Area Traffic Enforcement Network region will coordinate year-round waves of high visibility, concentrated patrols, multi-jurisdictional roadchecks and sobriety checkpoints as a partner in campaigns such as Click It or Ticket, Operation Zero Tolerance and the Thunder Taskforce.
For more information on the Calhoun Police Department’s award, contact Captain Christy Nicholson at 706-629-1234 or [email protected] . For more information on the grant program, call 404-656-6996 or visit www.gahighwaysafety.org.
