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Finance committee reviews multi-department vehicle and fleet replacement plans, including EV semi funded by settlement grant
Summary
Village staff presented a multi-year fleet plan covering fire, police, public-works and water/sewer vehicles. Highlights included ordering an ambulance with delayed delivery, proposed replacement of a 2014 ladder truck in later years, and purchasing a full-electric semi tractor partially offset by a Volkswagen settlement grant.
Oak Park staff on Sept. 11 presented proposed 2026 fleet purchases across multiple funds — fire, police, public works and water/sewer — and discussed replacement schedules, procurement timing and grant offsets.
Fire: Staff said a planned ambulance order was rebudgeted from 2025 to 2026 because delivery slipped; an additional ambulance order in 2026 expects delivery in 2028. Staff described a multi-year schedule for major vehicles and explained the 2014 ladder truck…
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