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Sale of surplus police vehicles

City of Ponchatoula
Detected
Jul 13, 2026
113 days ago
Sector
Equipment
Detected 113 days agoJul 13

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What's planned

The council will authorize the sale of two surplus police units to the Independence Police Department. This indicates Ponchatoula is rotating out older vehicles and may have recently acquired or plan to acquire replacements. Vehicle dealers, upfitters, and fleet management providers can use this as a signal to discuss future patrol unit purchases, equipment upgrades, and lifecycle planning with the city.

Background

Agenda item 8.B covers authorization to sell two surplus police units to another municipality.

From the meeting

Meeting date
July 13, 2026
Agency
City of Ponchatoula

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