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Appomattox supervisors forgive $225,000 of ladder-truck loan for volunteer fire department
Summary
After a presentation from the county fire chief, the Board of Supervisors voted to forgive $225,000 of a loan for a new ladder truck to ease the department’s operating burden and preserve volunteer service capacity.
Appomattox County supervisors voted to forgive $225,000 of the loan taken to purchase a new ladder truck, a move supporters said would shore up the volunteer fire department’s finances and protect its operational readiness. The request came during the July meeting after the fire chief explained the department had been unable to sell its older truck and that full loan payments would divert funds from day-to-day needs. The county’s fire chief, speaking to the board, said the sale of…
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