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Council authorizes estimated $1.8 million for new platform ladder truck; staff to return with contract

5594465 · August 6, 2025
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The Meridian City Council approved an authorization for an estimated $1,800,000 expenditure for a platform ladder fire truck for Station 1, with staff saying the vehicle will likely take about two years to build and that a contract will be presented later.

The Meridian City Council on Aug. 1 authorized an estimated $1,800,000 expenditure to procure a platform ladder fire truck for Station 1 and directed staff to return with a contract for formal award. Fire department leaders said the truck is intended to replace an apparatus that will be out of service in 2027 and to support responses near the new data center.

Council action came after the fire…

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