A second Ford Interceptor utility vehicle may join the Bluffton police force. On Oct. 8 Bluffton council okayed a request from Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, to send a "letter of intent" to purchase a 2013 vehicle from Statewide Ford.
By approving the letter of intent the village freezes the price on the vehicle at $32,798. In September the village received its first Interceptor. Click here for a look at that vehicle.
The first 2013 model vehicle in Bluffton belongs to the village. You might call it a police cruiser, but its official name is a Ford Police Utility Interceptor vehicle. Delivery was made this week and the vehicle was officially perused in the dark by Bluffton council members following the Sept. 24 council meeting.
The price tag of $33,411 came down, after trade ins, to $31,111. According to Rick Skilliter, police chief, the cruiser is projected to be 20 percent more fuel efficiet than existing police cruisers on the Bluffton fleet.
Bluffton’s new waterline project continues to move quickly along. Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, will update Bluffton council on the progress on Monday.
In his report to council he writes: “The newly installed water main on Grove Street has passed the required bacteriological tests and the contractor has started transferring service lines to the new main. The Jackson Street section has been installed and residents’ services will be transferred in short order.”
It will soon be easier to pay Bluffton village utility bills.
The Village of Bluffton will soon offer electronic fund tranfer as a method for utility customers to pay their monthly bills.
Here's how it works: This is an automated bank debiting service going directly from the customer's checking account. For utility customers to receive this service they need to complete an application form (which is available as printer-friendly attachment at the bottom of this story), and attach a "voided" check or deposit slip for the village's records.
