EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso County leaders are celebrating the addition of new utility vehicles to the county’s service fleet, aimed at helping crews reach remote areas to address illegal dumping and cleanup needs.
On Tuesday, the county was awarded $550,000 in federal funds to purchase new vehicles for its Rural Utility Service Vehicles Project, acquiring two tandem dump trucks and one bulk waste loader grappler truck
Officials said the initiative is meant to expand the county’s utility fleet to tackle illegal dumping in far areas of the county, as county officials said the project was identified as an important investment in solid waste and pollution prevention efforts…