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Avon council authorizes purchase and financing of six police vehicles; older vehicles declared surplus
Summary
The Avon Town Council approved purchasing and financing six patrol vehicles from Kelly Chevrolet to replace aging units and voted to declare several older vehicles surplus for auction; staff said buying now would save roughly 7% per vehicle compared with waiting and that surplus sale proceeds will help upfit new vehicles.
The Avon Town Council on Oct. 23 approved purchasing six police vehicles from Kelly Chevrolet and authorized financing the purchase, and later declared certain older police vehicles surplus to be sold at auction.
Lieutenant Steve Barton, Avon Police Department training coordinator, told the council the department had budgeted to buy six vehicles in 2026 but learned the dealership had seven patrol-ready vehicles on the lot now. He said purchasing now and financing would let the town secure vehicles at current pricing, accelerate replacement of high-mileage units and reduce…
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