MARTINEZ, CA -- Richard Simon, fleet manager for Santa Clara County, has decided to take an early retirement package from the county. He has worked for Santa Clara County for 30 years – eight years as an accountant and 22 years as fleet manager. Simon was also the past chairman of the NAFA Alternate Fuels Committee.
Read More →MADISON, WI – Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle extended a freeze on state vehicle purchases and ordered the Department of Administration to reduce the state vehicle fleet by an additional 1,000 cars, according to WisPolitics.com.
Read More →SALEM, OR – The state of Oregon is saving money on fleet fuel costs because its fleet contains natural gas-powered and hybrid vehicles, according to the Statesman Journal.
Read More →DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- Florida public safety officials also are struggling to find ways to stay within fuel budgets, according to the Daytona Beach News Journal.
Read More →BOONES MILL, VA – Despite the fact that online auction company eBay pulled the listing for a decommissioned police cruiser because it was being sold with its light bar on, the Boones Mill police department was able to sell the vehicle by continuing the auction themselves, according to The Roanoke Times.
Read More →KINSTON, N.C. -- All Kinston, N.C. police officers who live in Lenoir County now can drive their cars home, according to the Kinston Free Press.
Read More →COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The College Park City Council will seek to add at least one gas-electric hybrid vehicle to its fleet beginning next fiscal year, according to the University of Maryland’s newspaper, The Diamondback.
Read More →KNOXVILLE, TN -- The Knoxville police department has begun a pilot program with Chevrolet Impalas, according to WBIR-TV in Knoxville.
Read More →WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the recipients of this year’s Clean Cities National Partner Awards at a ceremony at the 2004 National Clean Cities Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Read More →LOWELL, MA – Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney said he will order a review of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Department after reporters at the Lowell Sun uncovered information on the size and cost of the department’s fleet, according to the Lowell Sun.
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