Granite Shoals seeks grant for license plate readers
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Granite Shoals is moving forward with a plan to seek state funding for a $28,900 license plate reader project.
Granite Shoals City Council approved pursuing funding at its April 28 meeting through the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, a division of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, under the Catalytic Converter Grant Program. If awarded, the grant would fund the installation and initial maintenance of license plate readers for the police department.
The total project cost is estimated at $28,900, with the grant covering 80% and the Granite Shoals Police Department responsible for a 20% match, or $5,780.
The technology captures images of passing vehicles along with data such as time and location, which can be used by law enforcement to identify stolen vehicles, locate missing persons through alert systems and assist in criminal investigations.
Police Chief John Ortis said that if grant funding is discontinued in the future, the city could either continue operating the system at an annual cost of about $25,000 or remove the equipment.
I think all city’s should have them! That’s just my opinion and everyone is entitled to one.