Red Bank Police Chief Tim Christol stands in front of a Volkswagen Passat used by the department’s investigators. The city recently received a $7,000 “Goodwill Package” from Volkswagen.Red Bank commissioners voted at their April 19 meeting to appropriate $13,136 into the city’s budget from various sources – not including the city’s taxpayers.
The city, which has a fleet of Volkswagen Passats for its Police Department, received a $7,000 “Goodwill Package” from Volkswagen, according to city officials.
Volkswagen began offering its TDI Goodwill Package in January to those who purchased or leased its diesel vehicles with emissions defeat devices prior to November 2015, according to vwdieselinfo.com, Volkswagen’s website focusing on information relating to the emissions cheating scandal,
“They’ve been great cars,” City Manager Randall Smith said of the city’s Passats.
He said half the funds will be used for routine maintenance of the vehicles, and the remainder will go into the general fund for supplies.