The Town of Payson has limped along putting bandages and duct tape on its aging fleet until now that 65% of its vehicles have a decade or more under their (timing) belts.
Those older vehicles arenât known for their reliability, have costly repairs, and use more fuel than newer cars, the Payson council discovered during a late March work study.
But new cars eat up huge chunks of the townâs budget so, Town Manager Troy Smith had an idea â replace all the vehicles through the Enterprise Government Fleet Vehicle Management program.
âIâve done this in a previous place I worked,â he told the council.