Mesa Gets Ranked Again: One Of The Best Vehicle Fleets In The Country

$37,000 to wash the fleet?

That's the headline . . . here's the first line in this posting yesterday from KJZZ
Managing vehicle fleets for local governments can be costly.
Here's the context: On June 15, 2015 The Mesa City Council will vote to approve spending $37,000 on contracts for washing vehicles. This is money to be spent with taxpayer dollars while the Director of Fleet Operations says there's plenty of "downtime" in round-the-clock shifts.

It would be nice to see plenty of innovation that is sustainable - like maybe using re-claimed water
Fleet departments manage fire, police, sanitation and waste vehicles and maintain hundreds of pieces of other equipment. The trade publication "100 Best Fleets" ranks local governments on several criteria, including innovation, technology and sustainability. Last year Mesa ranked 51st, this year it’s 7th.

Mesa Ranked As Having One Of The Best Vehicle Fleets In The Country

By  Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez
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