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County EMS weighs remounting older ambulance, delaying a $74,000 power-load upgrade
Summary
Neosho County EMS staff presented options for replacing an ambulance and asked commissioners for guidance about keeping an existing power-load system or buying a new one; the county discussed timing to move purchase into the 2026 budget year.
NEOSHO COUNTY, Kan. — County emergency services staff asked commissioners Tuesday for guidance on whether to remount an ambulance onto an existing chassis, buy new, or upgrade the vehicle’s power-load system now or defer it until the next fiscal year.
Richie, a county emergency-services staff member, told commissioners the price for the truck and remount is $236,469. He said adding the newer power-load system under consideration would raise the total cost to approximately $310,500 because the power-load component itself is…
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