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Commission hears timeline for ladder replacement; debate continues over fire assessment fee and use of impact fees
Summary
City staff said replacing a front-line ladder truck will take several years from order to delivery and that budgeting now is necessary; commissioners debated raising the fire assessment fee versus using one-time fire impact-fee balances for equipment purchases but staff noted impact fees generally cannot fund replacements.
City staff and commissioners discussed funding for a planned fire ladder replacement and the related fire-assessment fee proposal during the budget workshop.
Fire officials and budget staff explained that the ladder truck currently in service has a replacement timeline driven by manufacturing lead times — roughly four to five years from order to delivery — which is why the item is being budgeted now. Commissioners…
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