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Aldermen question prepayment and price‑increase terms in Test Corners fire pumper contract
Summary
Council members reviewed the purchase agreement and dissolution terms for a Test Corners Volunteer Fire Department pumper, raising concerns about contract clause allowing price increases, build-time risks and ownership on contract termination.
Muskego aldermen spent substantial time on June 24 reviewing the purchase agreement and related dissolution terms for a fire pumper tied to the Test Corners Volunteer Fire Department, probing whether a prepayment would expose the city to material price increases during a lengthy build.
Alderman Dolge placed the item on the agenda and raised specific contract language concerns, noting references in the purchase agreement to inflation or producer‑price adjustments. “There was an assertion made in the meeting regarding prepayment for the truck, freezing the cost of the truck during the course of the build. And as I read over that purchase agreement, I didn't see that…
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