Salinas City Council passes plan for new police cars
During Tuesday night’s Salinas City Council meeting, the a plan to buy five new police vehicles was approved.
City staff says new patrol cars are critical since vehicles in the Salinas Police Department’s fleet have an average of 130,000 miles on them.
The vehicles will be purchased with grant money and Measure V funds.
The patrol cars will be purchased from a local car dealership.
The total cost for all five cars is expected to be more then $140,000.
