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Wayne budget committee reviews plan to top up reserves for new 2,000‑gallon fire tanker
Summary
Committee heard a presentation on replacing the town’s 1987 tanker with a 2024/25 Penworth 2,000‑gallon tanker, including safety upfits and an expected September delivery; the town would use reserves and seek roughly $153,000 in additional funds to complete the purchase.
Shayla Bear, presenting the capital‑transfer packet, told the Wayne Budget Committee the town’s oldest fire truck — a 1987 GMC tanker — is aging, lacks modern safety features and is becoming hard to maintain. "It is still functioning and it just passed a pump test," Bear said, but she added the vehicle has no ABS, only lap belts and significant cab noise.
Bear outlined a proposal to replace the unit with a 2024 Penworth tanker equipped with 2,000 gallons of water and modern safety and accessibility features. She said the newer tanker would increase the department’s on‑truck water capacity and…
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