Monday, May 20, 2024 | St. Lawrence County, NY
BY JEFF CHUDZINSKINorth Country This WeekCANTON -- As part of the Special Traffic Options Program, also known as STOP-DWI, St. Lawrence County will utilize $15,924 in state grant funding to raise awareness about the dangers of driving while …
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BY JEFF CHUDZINSKINorth Country This WeekCANTON -- As part of the Special Traffic Options Program, also known as STOP-DWI, St. Lawrence County will utilize $15,924 in state grant funding to raise awareness about the dangers of driving while intoxicated.
Legislators approved a budget modification to utilize $15,924 in grant funding for equipment, educational materials, services or training costs that are 100% related to the education of impaired driving in St. Lawrence County.
The STOP-DWI program was originally created "to empower counties to coordinate local efforts to reduce alcohol and other illicit substance-related traffic injuries and fatalities within the context of a comprehensive and financially self-sustaining statewide alcohol and highway safety program," according to legislators.
On Oct. 2, 2023, legislators authorized the STOP-DWI Program to accept $16,500 from the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee.
The contract period for the funding runs from Aug. 18, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2024.
Of the funding, only $576 was utilized in the 2023, necessitating the budget modification for the 2024 budget, officials say.
