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Fire department seeks lease-purchase financing for apparatus; committee asks for fuller packet before May 6
Summary
Fire Chief Adrian Shepherd and Deputy Chief Mike Despain asked the committee to place a 10-year lease-purchase agreement with Leasing 2 on the May 6 agenda so the department can order replacement fire apparatus.
Fire Chief Adrian Shepherd and Deputy Chief Mike Despain asked the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee of the Whole on April 22 to place a lease-purchase financing agreement with Leasing 2 on the May 6 agenda so the department can order replacement fire apparatus.
Shepherd said the request responds to earlier problems with engine purchases received in 2021 that were not suitable and required extended repairs; the department moved one purchase to lease to return problematic units. Despain explained staff want to order replacement engines now and pursue a lease-purchase (10-year term) because buying multiple units together and…
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