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BRISTOL, Va. — Bristol, Virginia leaders approved spending more than $500,000 Tuesday to acquire a new garbage truck and lease a fleet of golf carts.

In separate actions, City Council voted unanimously to approve a three-year, $211,000 agreement to lease 65 new Club Car brand golf carts for use at the city’s Clear Creek Golf Course and to pay off the previous cart lease at a cost of more than $45,500.

The council voted 4-1 for a 2019 Mack garbage truck for more than $258,500, with Councilman Kevin Wingard voting against the resolution. The truck will replace a 2011 Mack with more than 10,000 operating hours.

The total golf cart agreement with Motive Power is for more than $296,000, but the city is set to receive an $84,500 credit for trading in its older fleet of carts, according to the lease agreement. Each cart is priced at $4,555.

Wingard said the city should practice better maintenance and try to get additional life out of its equipment.

Clear Creek Golf Course Manager Casey Barnes told the council the existing carts are undependable and batteries often run down.