Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin: Never had a request for "extended" street parking by a resident. Doensn't see harm of a weekend or weeklong request.

Re: Office William Eaton appeal, committee recommends upholding decision by Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin to terminate Eaton. Outlines traffic plans developed by Blouin, mayor.

With 214 commendations among them, three Palm Beach police officers have received promotions by Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin. "All three of these individuals have shown that they're loyal and dedicated to the town and the mission of the Police Department," Blouin said. Blouin described Pagan as "a people person who has the gift of gab and genuinely cares about people." "He's been a solid, high-level performer at all times," Blouin said. "Gino is a dedicated, hardworking guy, who keeps to his business and gets the work done," Blouin said.

Charlotte Morris shares a laugh with Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin after accepting an award at the Palm Beach Crime Watch breakfast Friday. After Blouin read off her achievements in 22 years of volunteering, she asked if she was getting fired. Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin presented her with 22 roses and a plaque. Blouin also recognized members of Crime Watch, which is run by various boards and pays for crime prevention programs and services.

Blouin: Planning being done to ensure emergency medical calls flow smoothly "We have multiple plans to combat any bridge closure in this town," Public Safety Director Kirk Blouin said at Tuesday's meeting of the Town Council's Public Safety Committee. Blouin said that could be increased to an average of once per day. There are three Trauma Hawk landing zones in town, at the Par 3 Golf Course, Palm Beach Recreation Center and Palm Beach Country Club. Blouin said The Breakers has agreed to designate a fourth landing site on its golf course, if needed. County and DOT preparations also are under way, Blouin said. "They have an intelligent system where they manually control traffic signals from Okeechobee Boulevard all the way out to I-95," he said. One plan being considered is to restripe the Royal Park Bridge so there are three westbound lanes and two eastbound lanes for as long as the Flagler would be closed. Another idea is to temporarily close the eastbound lanes on Royal Palm Way long enough for an emergency response vehicle to get across the bridge. A test run Tuesday afternoon was successful, Blouin said. "It took a little over five minutes to get the street closed, with no real interruptions," he said. The town has about 36 traffic cameras, and is considering adding more, he said. The town coordinates fire response assistance with West Palm Beach. Town officials are examining is whether the bridge closure might slow the city's ability to get fire units into town. As a result, the town's plans to equip fire and police vehicles with Fire Interruption Technology (FIT) devices, Blouin said.