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Board authorizes Pilot Knob Volunteer Fire Department to seek tax‑exempt financing for $578,552 pumper/tanker
Summary
Robert Owens and Fire Chief James Sechrist requested approval to secure tax‑exempt financing to replace a 1995 pumper/tanker priced at $578,552.25 to improve ISO ratings; the Board voted unanimously to allow the department to secure the financing.
Robert Owens, chairman of the Pilot Knob Volunteer Fire Department Board, and Fire Chief James Sechrist asked the Surry County Board of Commissioners March 2 for permission to secure tax‑exempt financing to replace a 1995 pumper/tanker.
Owens said the apparatus — priced at $578,552.25 with a two‑year delivery timeframe — would assist the department’s efforts to improve its Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. The Board moved to allow Pilot Knob VFD to secure tax‑exempt financing; the motion, moved by Chairman Bill Goins and seconded by Commissioner Van Tucker, carried unanimously.
The authorization permits the department to pursue tax‑exempt financing; the minutes record the approval but do not detail financing terms, repayment source, or whether county backing or a lease‑purchase would be used. The Board’s action was a distinct documented approval separate from the consent agenda. The minutes indicate documents related to leases, contracts or agreements are kept in the Clerk’s Office or the responsible department office.
