Jessica Peters

The City of San Marcos is taking the initiative to become a little more green. Jessica Peters has more in this Bobcat Update.

The Parks and Recreation Department has purchased an electric vehicle. The truck will be used to help maintain the San Marcos parks, while reducing emissions and lowering the impact of driving on parklands.
SB: Jimmy Salmon
The new truck uses no gas—it is completely powered by electricity. The Parks and Recreation Department bought the electric truck to replace an existing gas-fueled vehicle.  It will only cost about 200 dollars a year to maintain the electric truck versus the two-thousand dollars in fuel the city paid to operate a gas-powered maintenance truck.
Director of Community Services Rodney Cobb says city officials are excited to have a vehicle that is environmentally sensitive. He says the city has been moving toward becoming greener over the past few years.
SB: Jimmy Salmon
The Parks and Recreation Department has only purchased one electric vehicle so far, but there are plans to buy more later.
SU: The City of San Marcos is en route to a greener community. For Bobcat Update, I’m Jessica Peters.