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Project Lifesaver

Volunteers Have Helped Save County Tax Payers Money

For over 25 years, the Bedford and from various county offices, taking

County Sheriff ’s Office has utilized the department vehicles to repair facilities,
services of volunteers, whose duties free assisting stranded motorists, unlocking

up time for Deputies to concentrate on vehicles, providing funeral escorts, and

their most important duties. It’s reported even traffic control, such as during utility
that these volunteers have typically saved line work, motor vehicle accidents, and

county taxpayers over $32,000 a year. patrolling school parking lots. Volunteers

usually serve at least six hours per week.
After suitable training, members are
supplied with uniforms and vehicles. The Project Lifesaver program is a

Their duties include delivering papers to relatively recent addition to the duties

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