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Source: Baxter Bulletin

BULL SHOALS — The City Council is looking into leasing new police vehicles Mayor Travis Fancher explained at Tuesday’s monthly workshop. “We’ve spent $30,000 this year on police vehicles that were purchased used, and we are paying hand over fist,” he explained. The police department currently has one vehicle inoperable because of unavailability of one part so it can be repaired. Fancher said he has been in contact with Enterprise and has received some price quotes, which he asked the council to study. His idea is to trade in or sell the current Dodge Charger, Ford Escape and civilian Ford Explorer for two new trucks — Ford-150 and Ford-250 — on lease-purchase plans. The city would retain the current Dodge Durango and Ford Explorer SUVs. Fancher added it would cost the city about $20,000 per vehicle to outfit the trucks with radios, lights, cages, etc.

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