To lease or not to lease?

To lease or not to lease was a question before the Green River City Council Tuesday night.

The council debated if it should allow the Green River Police Department the ability to lease two patrol vehicles to replace two vehicles totaled by lightning damage earlier this year, ultimately approving the request unanimously. Insurance pay outs were made to both vehicles, which totaled almost $45,000, though wouldn’t have been enough to cover the cost of the two vehicles.

According to GRPD Chief Chris Steffen, leasing the vehicles would allow the department to save some of the upfront costs associat...