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Huachuca City Council approves submission of federal funding requests for ladder truck and water meter upgrades
Summary
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey said a Congressionally Directed Spending request for a ladder fire truck ($1.3M request; estimated $1.5M total with local match) and water‑meter upgrades were submitted; Council unanimously approved submitting to Congressman Ciscomani (retroactive) and Senator Kelly and prioritized the ladder truck.
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told the Huachuca City Council on March 12 that staff submitted a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request to Congressman Juan Ciscomani and sought direction to also submit to Senator Mark Kelly for two projects: a ladder fire truck and water‑meter upgrades.
Harvey said the fire‑truck request is a Community Facilities Program (CPF) submission for $1.3 million and that the estimated total cost including a local match would be about $1.5 million. "I submitted to Congressman Siscomani a CPF request for $1.3 million for a ladder truck our match for that would be approximately 200, 300,000. So it's going to be a $1.5 million purchase," she said. Harvey asked Council permission to submit the same request to Senator Kelly to increase the town's chances of receiving funding and asked to prioritize the ladder truck ahead of water‑meter upgrades.
Harvey explained federal and programmatic constraints: House offices have limited slots for requests while Senate submissions are not capped the same way, and the purchase would ultimately involve USDA Rural Development community facilities rules and a local match that staff expects to cover across two fiscal years. Council approved the submission, prioritizing the ladder truck; the motion passed unanimously.
Why it matters: Council emphasized public‑safety and infrastructure reasons for the request. Staff noted the town's current fire vehicle is nearing the end of its useful life, which could affect the town's ISO rating and, by extension, insurance costs for residents and businesses.
The Council's approval authorizes staff to pursue the federal submissions and to plan for the required local match and procurement rules should funding be awarded.
