DALLAS – City officials missed a self-imposed deadline to update the Dallas Police Department's aging patrol car fleet, and are likely to miss a second deadline, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Read More →FLINT, MI – The city of Flint, Mich., is going to replace its entire fleet of garbage trucks, according to the Web site, www.abc12.com.
Read More →AUSTIN, TX – Outside the State Capitol of Texas, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality showcased new hybrid cars, trucks, and SUVs, according to News 8 Austin.
Read More →BETHLEHEM, PA – A city council panel in Bethlehem, Pa., has urged all city workers to use their work vehicles less to save gas, according to the Express-Times.
Read More →MILWAUKEE – Two Milwaukee alderman called for faster and deeper cuts by the Milwaukee Department of Public Works, even after DPW officials moved to cut the size of the city fleet and eliminate many take-home vehicles, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Read More →JACKSON COUNTY, MI – In an effort to make the county government run more smoothly, Jackson County is considering trimming 70 vehicles from its fleet, according to the Jackson Citizen Patriot.
Read More →ULSTER COUNTY, NY – The budgets of local police departments in Ulster County are becoming thin trying to keep Impalas, Crown Victorias, and SUVs filled with gasoline, according to Times Herald-Record.
Read More →DALLAS – After the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Dallas' former city attorney, Dallas police officials are pushing to end a two-year boycott of Ford Crown Victoria cruisers, according to the Dallas Morning News.
Read More →BOWLING GREEN, KY – The city of Bowling Green, Ky., has received about $22,000 more in the last year selling its used equipment on GovDeals.com than it would have gotten by auctioning the items locally, according to Bowling Green Daily News.
Read More →PORTLAND, OR – Diesel prices in Portland, Ore., are expected to go up after new EPA requirements go into effect next year, according to the Portland Tribune.
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