Springfield Mayor Mike Houston’s administration is proceeding with plans to convert part of the city’s vehicle fleet to run on propane.
As 970 WMAY News reported last month, city budget director Bill McCarty says grants will defray the cost of the conversion, and propane will cost thousands of dollars less per month than regular unleaded gasoline.
An ordinance before aldermen this week calls for starting the effort on about two dozen vehicles, but McCarty hopes to eventually expand it to more than 200.
