New vehicles in budget proposals for city police, fire, transit
Chief
"People don't want to be police officers anymore," Diekhoff said. "There's a lot of scrutiny."
Diekhoff's proposed budget expenditures include:
Fire
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," Fire Chief
Moore said there are plans for new stations in the southeast and southwest quadrants of the city, but the uncertainty surrounding the county fire territories' potential consolidation and the ongoing annexation lawsuit leave things too uncertain to set any dates.
While capital improvements in the coming year may add up to a considerable sum, past capital purchases and new personnel have helped set the stage for those improvements. Moore said last year's new vehicle purchases and the department's new logistics officer have helped reduce supply costs by nearly
Bloomington Transit
Bloomington Transit's proposed
"That's part of a national trend where most urban areas are experiencing declines," General Manager
In 2020, Bloomington Transit hopes to decide between battery electric and natural gas buses for its alternatively fueled fleet. Once that's complete, the corporation will begin building the appropriate fueling infrastructure for its four new alternatively fueled buses. Those buses are expected to cost a total of
Other major expenditures in 2020 will include a
Bloomington Transit is also looking at a route redesign next year that will create new bus lines serving the future IU Health Regional Academic Center, as well as Cook Medical and Ivy Tech on the west side.
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