Paden City Council Holds Special Meeting
By Rick Loy - Staff Writer | Mar 17, 2021 The Paden City Common Council held a special meeting on Monday March 8, 2021.
The Council met to discuss several issues that were unresolved at the regular monthly meeting.
Among the items discussed were funding for the park and pool, discussion of the building at the corner of Main St and South 2nd Ave, appointment of Ballot Commissioners and reconnect fees.
The special meeting was called to address concerns shared at the regular council meeting on March 1, 2021. During the March 1st meeting, Councilwoman Tonya Schuller presented council with background information on the pool and needed repairs to open successfully this summer.
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A common fleet vehicle fuel, natural gas, will not power the US Postal Service s new delivery vehicles. IMAGE SOURCE: USPS
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is modernizing its fleet of postal delivery vehicles, but a common fuel for fleet vehicles – natural gas – will not be used to power them.
On Tuesday, the USPS reported that it has awarded an initial $482 million contract to Oshkosh, Wis.-based Oshkosh Defense to manufacture 50,000 to 165,000 units of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) over 10 years. USPS noted the Oshkosh Defense contract represents “the first part of a multi-billion-dollar” effort to replace its delivery vehicle fleet in the next decade.
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The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday announced it has awarded Oshkosh Defense a 10-year contract to deliver up to 165,000 next generation delivery vehicle mail trucks that will be equipped with either fuel-efficient internal combustion engines (ICE) or battery electric powertrains.
The news disappointed some electric vehicle (EV) advocates, who said a decision by USPS to go all-electric would have sent important growth signals to the automotive market and supply chain. The postal service responded that the procurement allows for flexibility as vehicle technology advances.
President Joe Biden in January called to transition the federal government s vehicle fleet to all-electric, generating optimism within the EV sector for increased adoption. The postal service s decision was a missed opportunity to provide that signal, said Jimmy O Dea, senior vehicles analyst at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
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