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Scotland County commissioners approve sheriff's request to add two transport vehicles
Summary
The Scotland County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a motion allowing two new transport vehicles for the sheriff's office after a discussion about fleet shortages and available inmate-trust funds.
Scotland County commissioners voted to approve a motion to add two transport vehicles for the sheriff's office after the sheriff described multiple patrol and transport cars out of service and rising mileage on vehicles still in use.
The sheriff told commissioners the office routinely services vehicles every 6,000 miles and is now operating with a reduced fleet; one Dodge Charger he referenced had more than 115,000 miles and another vehicle in the fleet had about 260,000 miles. He said the county's inmate trust fund already holds money that could cover new vehicles and that the sheriff's office was not asking for general-fund appropriations.
The motion carried after commissioners…
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