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Council approves fire department equipment, lease financing, contracts and multiple development ordinances
Summary
The Washington City Council approved ordinances to buy an access control system and thermal imaging cameras for the fire department, entered a master lease/purchase with PNC Bank for pumpers, approved a groundwater monitoring contract and signed multiple easements and development agreements including the Highlands final plat.
At its Nov. 17 meeting the Washington City Council approved a series of ordinances and contracts spanning public safety equipment, capital financing and real-estate transactions.
Fire Department purchases: Council approved an access control system purchase from Elliott Data Systems Inc., under a $28,000 departmental budget. Staff noted the headquarters piece of that purchase is $17,884.18 and includes repair to an ADA door. The council also approved buying 10 thermal imaging cameras; staff said the department selected a lower-cost model after a two- to three-year field review and requested up to $60,000 of a $62,000 budget. “They’re heat-seeking…
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