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Manhattan Beach approves $188,144 appropriation to upgrade ladder truck to 107-ft apparatus

Manhattan Beach City Council · November 18, 2025
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Summary

Council approved appropriating $188,144 from the fleet fund to upgrade a previously approved 75-foot aerial ladder truck to a 107-foot tractor-drawn tiller aerial to meet firefighter access and rescue needs for proposed taller residential projects.

The City Council voted to appropriate $188,144 from the fleet fund and authorize a purchase change order to upgrade an earlier-approved 75-foot aerial ladder truck to a 107-foot tractor-drawn tiller aerial.

Finance director Libby Breau explained that initial approval in May was for a 75-foot ladder truck costing about $1.6 million. With multiple incoming residential projects of six stories or more in the city's new overlay district, staff and…

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