Sheriff’s vehicle donated to Lower Valley Fire District

Garfield County has donated a decommissioned 2012 Chevy Tahoe to the Lower Valley Fire District (LVFD) in Fruita for use as an emergency vehicle. The Tahoe, which has 139,000 miles and has been upfitted for use as a patrol vehicle by the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, is slated to go into immediate use by the fire district, according to a letter from LVFD. The Tahoe has a Kelly Blue Book average value of $13,124, which increases to roughly $28,000 when factoring in the upfitting, including wired lights, siren, radar, cage, backseat, brush guard, and a computer console. “This is something