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Appomattox Volunteer Fire Department requests modest operating increase and loan assistance for engine
Summary
Jonathan Garrett of the Appomattox Volunteer Fire Department asked supervisors for a $3,000 annual county operating increase (to $60,000) and two one-time $50,000 payments (to be held in a CD and applied to the remaining Engine 1 loan balance of roughly $130,000–$135,000). He cited rising PPE, nozzle, insurance and maintenance costs and the department’s 2023 response totals.
Jonathan Garrett, representing the Appomattox Volunteer Fire Department, presented the department’s 2023 activity (343 calls: 243 county, 82 town, 11 outside county), summarized its operating budget and described rising operating and capital pressures.
Garrett said the department currently receives $57,000 annually from the county and $27,000 from the town and that donations vary; he requested a $3,000…
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