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Board decides against purchase of new police car

Thu, 07/05/2012 - 10:16am
By
Whitney Joseph
editor@millertonnews.com

PINE PLAINS — The Town Board finally acted on Police Officer in Charge Mike Lawson’s request for a new cruiser at its monthly meeting on Thursday, June 21. It had tabled the issue at its previous two board meetings. Lawson made the initial request on April 19.

Lawson asked to replace a 1999 Crown Victoria which he said was “at the end of its life.”

The car has 95,000 miles on its odometer, but according to Lawson that number should be doubled because of the hours the car has sat idling.

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