Questions on Airway Heights truck purchase

Purchasing a truck has likely never generated as much scrutiny as it did at the Airway Heights City Council’s Dec. 7 meeting.

Community Development Director Derrick Braaten told the council that delaying a hiring consideration within the department had created enough savings to purchase a 2011 Chevy Colorado Extended Cab 4x4 pickup truck. The truck was identified as a need of the Building Department during budget talks, replacing an older, more used vehicle.

Council packet information indicated the truck, priced at just under $20,952, is currently owned by Parker Subaru in Coeur d’Alene. A Car...