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Council presses staff on vehicle-replacement numbers and transit bus funding
Summary
Council members questioned disparities between vehicle-replacement figures in the packet and slides. Staff explained the slide's $1.6M covers only CIP replacements in the coming year; the larger $3.6M figure includes carryover, transit buses and other funds, and much of the transit cost is expected to be 80% grant-funded.
Council members focused sustained attention on the town's vehicle replacement program after noticing inconsistent numbers in the packet and presentation slides. Councilmember Bowen said the budget materials she received showed $3.6 million for vehicle replacement in the CIP while a slide displayed $1.6 million.
Town staff clarified the distinction: the slide figure was vehicle replacements charged to the capital fund for the coming…
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