PD looking to purchase new vehicle

By Stuart Hedstrom 
Staff Writer

    BROWNVILLE — As part of its rotation of vehicles, the Brownville Police Department is looking to purchase a new cruiser. During a selectmen’s meeting on June 4, the board gave Chief Nick Clukey their approval to proceed with the acquisition.
    Clukey said he talked with Quirk and has a purchase price of little under $26,200 for a 2014 model, which he said would be less expensive than a 2015 and which also may not be ready until the fall. The new vehicle would mean another, with over 100,000 miles, would be out of the rotation and would be put up for sale.

    “The first three years the chief runs the cruiser because it gets less miles,” Town Manager Matthew Pineo said. Following this timeframe the vehicle is used by the other members of the department, which will be the shift in Clukey’s current vehicle once the new model arrives.
    Pineo said a sum of just under $10,200 from a police department reserve account would be used. The next two payments of a combined $16,000 would be made from a Brownville business fund, which has about $115,000 in the account. Other expenses would come from another police reserve account, such as to outfit the vehicle.
    In other business, the selectmen appointed Derek Hersey as a reserve officer for the Brownville Police Department. Clukey said Hersey, who lives in Lake View Plantation, had previously spent about a half a decade on the force.
    In recent months the selectmen have met with officials from Milo on possible areas of collaboration between the two neighboring communities. The Brownville board asked Pineo to write a letter to Milo, saying they would like to resume these meetings in the fall as they will be busy during the summer months.
    In 2015 the town is looking to have a Brownville Days celebration, the first since 2010 as the event would be held every five years. The first meeting of the 2015 Brownville Days planning committee will be held on Monday, June 16 at 6 p.m. at the town office.