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<br />11/14/03 FRI 14:15 FAX 612 784 0082 <br /> <br />CIRCLE PINES-LEX PD <br /> <br />..- CV CITY: HALL <br /> <br />III 003 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />,:..;~~~~ ~0:';l..:'~ ~ <br /> <br /> <br />l!~fr, <br />~\:i;;;~~;;Q~~~:~~: i <br /> <br />Centennial Lakes Police, Department <br /> <br />J(J() CIvil: IfitlltJs CircIs. 'ClNt. Pins, MN 55DltI (163) 184-2501 FlU (163) 184-0m <br /> <br />l,}~J:l'.~5'~ <br /> <br />.".:.,...... <br /> <br />Octobe~ 30, 2003 <br /> <br />Spring Lake Park Lions Club <br />B433 CentG~ D~iTe NE <br />Spring take Puk, MN 55432 <br /> <br />Dear Lic~s Club H~ber8; <br /> <br />I &m wdtiUi this lettar with the support of ths CentaDnial Lakes Polic.e <br />Commission.' to :t:equest financial uststanee for an important traff1e nfet:y <br />dav:tee knoti7'11 as a speed trailer. A speed trailer is a computer-operated <br />ciev:tCI!l which has tbe abUi t;y to reQord a ve.hith' s, speed by displaylq <br />risible nume:rals to the passing motot'hts aud to lather spud information <br />for public. safety purposea. The data from the speed traUer- is invaluable tn <br />determining times. locations an4 frequency of speed!na problems and to it; <br />eud, :tu helping to reduce traff1e ac~ldent !ujur1e. and death. <br /> <br />Btatisties indicate that oue of the moet comon cou:.tributbg caun, of <br />traffic c.nshes a~d pec1estri(1U4 acc!clents' 1. speed. Our police department <br />teeeive, more complaints about 8pee41ns veb1clas than any othex call. With <br />fewer offi~er, available to perform traff1c enforcement duties, OUr response <br />needs to be efftci8at and focuse4. Dat& from the speed trailer would aid ou: <br />cff$.cers to identify 'problem areas audin, turu, concentrate on etLfonins' <br />traff:1c laws. We are c0lllll11tted to the use of technology to keep OUr roads <br />lIafe. As 1. naeed 10 Our Khsiou Statement, "We utilhe trdll.ing, technol- <br />08;1 and 1nnovatioa to achh'lre excelleDcClI in community oriented poUch,S". <br /> <br />With tnffie acdclent, 011. the fia. 'and press ute., to solve other crime- <br />nlated problems, eoupled w:l.th tighter budcets, the clUes ,,1:8 .asldng us to <br />do ,more wi.th lC!8&,' Oufortuuate11, the epeed trailer is not considered a <br />naces~ity ~~ the nepartment, has no~ 'been able. to ~udcet tor this <br />teehnoloiT. the ClOSt. of tAe speed traUar ranges fr01ll US,OOO to 420,000 <br />depending en options. P18ase e~sider. making a cOD~ribution to OU% t~affic <br />safety mac&cement. <br /> <br />I, would be very happy to make & preuntation at 1'Qur n~xt meeUns if you so <br />d,,:h:e. I tbank 101.1 for your c.ont:tnued finaJl,c:la.1 npport to our public, <br />84fety need,. <br /> <br />SiDC~l~ .-,- -...... _ ~.d <br />~a:~ <br />Deputy Ch~ef Robert A: Makela <br />CentenllLal Lake. Police Deper~Qt <br /> <br />P.JJf./g,: <br />