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Lease-To-Own Program Will Provide Tullytown With Three New Police SUVs

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Tom Sofield
The 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Credit: Ford
The 2016 Ford Police Interceptor Utility
Credit: Ford

Tullytown police will be receiving three new patrol vehicles.

At their January meeting, Tullytown Council voted to approve a lease-to-own deal that will provide the borough will three new 2016 Ford Interceptor Utility SUVs from Milham Ford.

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The new police vehicles will cost $39,315 per vehicle and will be paid off over three years. At the end of the three years, the borough will own the SUVs, Chief Daniel Doyle said.

Equipment from three aging cars will be transferred to the new SUVs at no cost, the chief told council.

The new council and mayor. Credit: Submitted
The new council and mayor.
Credit: Submitted

The meeting was the first for newly-elected council members Tina Grady and Joe Shellenberger. To fill the seat held by late council president Rick Adams, who passed away last month after a long illness, resident Linda Slemmer was appointed by council.

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Councilwoman May Kutcher was appointed to be the new council president and Shellenberger will serve as vice president.

Solicitor Mike Sellers was picked to serve the council for 2016.

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The council will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Borough Hall on Main Street. Click here to see the agenda.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.