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Finance committee recommends full board consider Sourcewell/Pierce financing for replacement pumper
Summary
The committee voted to recommend that the full Lake Bluff board consider purchase of a replacement fire pumper via a Sourcewell/Pierce procurement and lease‑purchase financing arrangement. Staff and the fire chief described fleet needs, procurement route, and expected life cycle.
The Lake Bluff finance committee on Oct. 27 recommended the full board consider a Sourcewell procurement and Pierce lease‑purchase to acquire a replacement fire pumper that will serve as the village’s primary first‑response unit for both EMS and fire incidents.
Finance staff explained the village has an aging fleet (including a 1995 unit still in service) and has long maintained a sinking fund to replace apparatus. Staff said…
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