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Council approves purchase of ladder truck for fire department, cost about $2.01 million; delivery years away

5821262 · September 10, 2025
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The council approved the purchase of a ladder truck for the fire department at a contract price of $2,011,834. Staff said the truck has a four‑to‑five‑year delivery time and requires an additional roughly $350,000 in equipment to outfit the apparatus.

The Fredericksburg City Council approved the purchase of a ladder truck for the fire department Sept. 9 at a contract price of $2,011,834, plus staff‑estimated loose equipment costs of about $350,000.

The fire chief (name not specified in the record) told the council the apparatus selected matched city needs and that the budget included…

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