County Commissioners Continue To Update Vehicle Fleet

Washington County Commissioners are continuing their efforts to update the county fleet of vehicles. This time they are doing it in ways that may surprise some people. Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a measure to purchase four electric vehicles from Woltz and Wind Ford, the sister dealership to Washington Ford. They will be receiving three 2025 F-150 Lightning trucks and one 2025 Ford Mustang AWD vehicle plus charging stations. According to Commissioner Chairman Nick Sherman, the vehicles are being paid for under a Biden administration grant through the Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. Two of the trucks will be used in county parks. The charging stations will be installed in the parks and will be available for park visitors to use to charge their vehicles as well. Sherman says that the county is still devoted to gas and oil drilling, but they still can take advantage of four free vehicles and maintain a commitment to reducing air pollution with these vehicles.