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Hortonville board votes to sell police pickup after hours-long fleet debate
Summary
After more than two hours of debate about fleet management, usage and resale value, the board voted to sell the recently purchased police pickup truck; members split over resource management and operational needs but motion passed on roll call.
The Village Board voted to sell a police pickup truck after extended discussion about fleet size, usage patterns and the financial trade-offs of retaining a fifth vehicle.
The debate opened during the unfinished-business portion of the agenda, with Speaker 4 expressing concern that "government resources very rarely ever shrink" and urging caution before expanding the police fleet. Several board members said the pickup had been bought with the idea it eventually would be passed to public works but that plan had not…
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