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Lehigh Township Board approves payment for ladder truck; General Fund to cover shortfall pending fire-tax reimbursement
Summary
Supervisors approved disbursing funds tied to a new ladder truck and directed the General Fund to cover an immediate shortfall, to be reimbursed from the township's recently adopted fire tax; the motion drew one explicit dissent and prompted commitments for monthly updates and a meeting with the Fire Company.
The Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 24 to approve payment tied to a new ladder truck that has been ordered by the Lehigh Township Volunteer Fire Company, directing the Township to temporarily cover any shortfall from the General Fund and be reimbursed as fire-tax receipts arrive.
The dispute centered on a July 2023 Board motion in which the Township committed $1,550,000 toward the ladder truck (including $600,000 from the capital fund and up to $200,000 from American Rescue Plan Act funds) and expected the Fire Company to raise the remaining balance and provide annual financial disclosures by Feb. 1. Manager Alice Rehrig told the Board that the Township has already made a pre-payment of $614,968; the minutes record remaining balances and multiple shortfall…
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