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Trustees consider two-year lease of backup fire engine to neighboring Westchester Township
Summary
Westchester Township asked to lease Fairfield Township’s 2008 backup engine for two years while its replacement is built; trustees discussed terms and possible renewal but took no formal vote.
Fairfield Township trustees reviewed a request from Westchester Township to lease the township’s 2008 backup fire engine for two years while Westchester’s replacement vehicle is constructed.
According to staff presentation, Westchester Township requested use of the 2008 unit and offered $100,000 in total over two years as compensation. Trustees discussed contract terms including whether the lease could extend beyond two years if Westchester’s delivery schedule slipped, and staff suggested a renewal clause to tie the lease to delivery of Westchester’s new engine. Trustees also discussed whether the township would require the lessee to maintain insurance and how proceeds would be handled if the township elected to sell the vehicle at the end of the term.
No formal motion or vote on the lease was recorded at the meeting. Trustees directed staff to have the lease reviewed (including any necessary legal review and assembly of detailed terms on maintenance, insurance, renewal and sale) and to return recommendations to the board.
