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Napoleon council tables $1.1 million fire truck purchase, asks for firm financing and township commitments
Summary
After extended discussion about price increases, financing options and township contributions, Napoleon City Council voted to table action on replacing Rescue Engine 805 and asked staff to return with written township commitments and financing specifics.
Napoleon City Council on Monday tabled action on a proposed $1.1 million replacement for Rescue Engine 805, asking staff to return with firm financing recommendations and written commitments from the townships that contract fire coverage before any purchase is finalized.
The request to delay came after fire officials and staff outlined the apparatus specifications, an estimated $1,100,000 sticker price, and how township contributions could lower the city’s share to about $650,000. Council members pressed for written township commitments, clearer financing numbers and detail on down payment sources before voting.
Fire Chief (name not specified) told council the replacement is the result of a roughly two-and-a-half-year committee process that narrowed a wish list to essential needs and…
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