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Kootenai County considers early order of patrol cars to avoid price increases; local upfitter in Post Falls proposed
Summary
Captain Kevin Smart asked commissioners to approve early ordering of patrol vehicles to avoid an expected 5–10% price increase; county staff proposed using a local Post Falls upfitter and to continue a replacement cycle of roughly 10 vehicles per year.
Kootenai County commissioners discussed June 17 whether to place early orders for patrol vehicles to avoid anticipated price increases and long lead times.
Captain Kevin Smart told the board the ordering window is open now and that waiting until October could mean a 5% to 10% price increase. He recalled the county placed early orders last year and received vehicles in October, but faced separate equipment backorders. Smart…
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