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Bristol Borough Set To Buy New Police Vehicles

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Erich Martin
A police SUV similar to the ones the borough is purchasing.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com

The Bristol Borough Council voted on Monday night to buy two new Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles in early 2017.

The police SUVs, similar to a Ford Explorer, are coming to the police department’s fleet as three current vehicles are being retired.

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According to the Borough Manager Jim Dillon, the exact cost of the vehicles wont be known until the time of purchase because they are coming off of the state bid list. However, he estimated during the meeting that the SUVs will around $40,000 each.

The cost of the SUVs cars will come out of the 2017 budget. One will draw from the general fund, and the other from the capital improvement fund. Although there is only one vehicle purchase built into the 2017 budget, there was a vehicle purchase in the 2016 budget which was not used.

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Erich Martin

Erich Martin attended Bucks County Community College for two years where he was the Co-Editor in Chief of the Centurion, the college newspaper. Erich graduated from Temple University with a degree in Journalism. Erich was recognized at the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association Foundation’s Keystone Press Awards in 2014 for general news. In downtime, Erich enjoys spending time with friends and family. Aside from spending time with family and reporting news, Erich loves getting engrossed in a great game, book, or movie.