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Essex County extends county vehicle car‑wash contracts; public commenter suggests in‑house program using jail labor

3839769 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a two‑year extension to county vehicle washing/detailing contracts with local car washes. A public commenter urged the county to consider running the service in‑house using corrections facility residents to reduce costs and provide job skills.

The Essex County Board of County Commissioners voted to extend county car‑wash and detailing services for two years with Livingston Circle Car Wash and Frankie's Finish Line, a county Department of Public Works presentation said, with an aggregate expected expenditure of more than $200,000.

"This is the exercising of a 2 year extension to the existing contracts of Livingston Circle Car Wash in Livingston, and Frankie's Finish Line number 2 car wash in…

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