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Carbondale police seek electric patrol vehicles, chargers and mental-health partnership in 2026 budget
Summary
Police Chief outlined multiple budget requests including three electric patrol vehicles and upfitting; stubbed EV chargers and pending state grants; a $90,000 Aspen Hope contract for crisis clinicians; increased academy and training costs; replacement tasers/radio upgrades; and software for analytics and reporting.
Chief presented a multi-part budget request for the police department at the Oct. 28 meeting, asking trustees to consider capital and operating investments to sustain staffing and improve services.
The department reported 10 sworn officers with three vacancies, one recruit in academy training and a conditional offer to a certified officer. The chief said $75,000 that the town previously allocated was used to prepare the department’s charging infrastructure; conduit and…
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