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North Augusta council authorizes purchase of aerial and ladder apparatus; funding through Capital Projects Sales Tax
Summary
Council approved buying a used aerial apparatus and contracts to acquire two ladder trucks and a pumper; purchases will be covered by Capital Projects sales tax funds and the city plans procurement via cooperative purchasing agreements.
The North Augusta City Council unanimously approved two resolutions authorizing the city to acquire firefighting apparatus: a used aerial apparatus from a local volunteer fire department and contracts to purchase two ladder trucks and one pumper.
City staff said the used aerial apparatus is intended as an interim replacement until new apparatus purchased with Capital Projects Sales Tax 5 (CPST 5) funds are delivered. "This is the bridge plan, resolution, which is to buy a used, fire apparatus from a local Aiken County volunteer fire department that we have relationships with," a city staff member said during the meeting. The staff memo referenced replacing a 1981 ladder truck and capped the capital projects fund…
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