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The city of Stanford has received a grant to make repairs to its sidewalks.

“We use every opportunity to make our city safer,” said Mayor Dalton Miller referring to the $3,000 that the city of Stanford was recently awarded by the Kentucky League of Cities.

The grant will be used for sidewalk repair (Precision Project).

Miller said that, in these uncertain times, grants such as this one are a practical way to make the city’s budget go farther, as well as provide sidewalk repair that will enhance public safety.

KLC Insurance Services helps members increase public safety with a number of proactive programs and services.

Kentucky League of Cities Insurance Services has awarded in excess of $4.8 million since the Safety Grant Program started in 1999. The awarded funds will go toward personnel services provided by the KLC legal team, mulching mowers or kits, vehicle back-up cameras, defensive driving training, police accreditation fees, gun safes, crumb rubber, engineered wood fiber or pea gravel for playground cushioning material, new playground equipment to replace old equipment, sidewalk replacement, and sewer backup prevention.

“Our philosophy is to prevent injuries and claims from happening,” said J. D. Chaney, executive director/CEO. “We want to partner with our members, and this safety grant promotes good risk management. There is no better way to invest our member’s money.”

KLC provides safety grants to its members annually. As Kentucky’s largest municipal insurance program, KLC provides a full range of affordable liability, property, workers’ compensation, and other products to municipalities. In addition, the Kentucky League of Cities offers legislative advocacy, employee benefits programs, financial services, legal services, training and education, community development, and more.