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Board approves financing intent resolution as resident warns against more fire-truck debt
Summary
The board adopted Resolution No. 2026-92 authorizing intent to reimburse capital expenditures with future tax-exempt obligations while a resident urged caution about financing three fire trucks totaling $3.5 million.
The Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-92, which declares the township's official intent to reimburse certain capital expenditures from the proceeds of future tax-exempt obligations and appoints bond counsel for the proposed financing.
Jay Anderson, who made the motion, said the resolution establishes the township's financing approach for planned capital purchases; the motion passed unanimously (seconded by Bill Bretz). During public comment, resident Gary Steib asked that his remarks be recorded verbatim and urged the board to avoid additional debt, saying the township had discussed financing three fire trucks for a total of $3.5 million (two deliveries this year and one in 2028). "Please, no more debt. Our debt service is second highest budget item," Steib said, and referenced a March surplus funds allocation report and Resolution 2025-55 that recommended specific transfers into the capital reserve to secure apparatus payments.
The board's resolution creates a formal repayment structure if tax-exempt debt is issued; the meeting record does not show the board adopting a financing package or final bond terms at this session. No vote on purchasing apparatus occurred at the meeting, and no schedule for additional debt issuance was provided.
