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Rome approves $1.2 million bond to buy new fire pump truck
Summary
The Rome Common Council unanimously authorized $1.2 million in bonds to finance a replacement fire department pump truck, a measure supporters said addresses an aging 1995 reserve vehicle and will take years to fulfill after ordering.
The Rome Common Council on March 26 unanimously approved Ordinance 9774, authorizing $1,200,000 in bonds to finance the purchase of a fire department pump truck.
Commissioner Frank White, the city’s public safety commissioner, told the council the funding request is intended to replace a 1995 pump truck that has been in reserve and “often requires thousands of dollars a year in maintenance to keep it operational.” White said the state recommends frontline pump trucks be replaced every 10 years and that, even if funding is approved, “it will…
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