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Council conditionally authorizes purchase agreement for a spare engine; looks to bonding options to fund apparatus and ladder
Summary
The council authorized (subject to legal review and financing) purchase of a near-complete stock pumper to replace aging engines. Town staff and finance director presented general obligation bond and lease options that could finance the apparatus, and council asked staff to return with financing scenarios.
The Whiteland Town Council authorized the town to proceed with a purchase contract for a near-complete stock pumper engine, subject to legal review and satisfactory financing arrangements, after the fire department reported its two front-line engines are aging and at risk of extended downtime.
Fire officials said the apparatus on offer is a stock build that reduces lead time and cost compared with a fully custom truck. The supplier's base price plus recommended equipment upgrades totaled approximately $847,043, which included an optioned equipment package to make the unit immediately operational for Whiteland's needs. Fire leadership…
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