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Columbia Borough Fire Department asks council for $300,000 annual increase to support apparatus replacement
Summary
The Columbia Borough Fire Department asked the borough for a $300,000 annual increase to cover apparatus replacement and rising operating costs, including a proposed $2.2 million ladder truck.
Jared Barniger, president of the Columbia Borough Fire Department, told council the department is operating a roughly break-even budget and requested a $300,000 annual increase from the borough to address equipment, vehicle replacement and operating costs.
Barniger said the department operates a $600,000 annual budget, maintains roughly $1.3 million in invested and liquid cash as a safety net, and relies on proceeds from a social club that contributed roughly $140,000 to operations last year.…
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