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Posted: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:22 am

Murfreesboro City Council agreed to buy the police department a new patrol car to replace one that was totaled in a crash earlier this month.

MPD needed to replace a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria, which was totaled in a Jan. 14 crash involving an officer. Officer Matthew Garrett was driving his patrol car on Northwest Broad Street when the Jeep turned into his path and the patrol car T-boned the jeep.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol ruled the crash was not the officer's fault and MPD expects the other driver's insurance to reimburase the cost of replacing the patrol car.

The new 2010 Crown Vic with sirens and lights will cost more than $22,500 with the money coming from the city’s Risk Management Fund, which is used as a self-insurance fund.

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Council also extended a “no rent” lease it has with the Rutherford County Child Advocacy Center. In exchange for the CAC maintaining the property and paying utilities, the city looks after the exterior and roof of the building.

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City Engineer Chris Griffith made recommendations to construct a drainage system for the Leaf Avenue area. The project should cost an estimated $950,000.

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The city council has public hearings scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 11 for:

• Ordinance 10-O-01, which will amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Murfreesboro dealing with Postmortem Establishments.

• Ordinance 10-OZ-02 to rezone the territory indicated on the map below from Planned Commercial Development (PCD) District to Commercial Fringe (CF) District. Map

• Ordinance 10-OZ-03 to rezone the territory indicated on the map below from Residential Multi-Family Sixteen (RM-16) District to Local Commercial (CL) District. Map

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Member Opinions:

By: jbashley on 1/29/10
Crown Vic??????????? Most PD's are going with Dodge Chargers!!!!!!!!!!! The suspension in the Vics are woefully inadequate.
MOPAR or no car!!!!!!!!

By: seen on 1/29/10
The departments did start to go to chargers, now after having to work on them all the time they are going back to the Crown Vic. The Chargers look good they just dont hold up well.

By: hd2w0w on 1/30/10
Watch Out old blue haired ladies and small kids. The MPD is getting thier car back ! So be careful on jaywalking and the type of candy you have in your pockets !