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Marlin approves ladder-truck lease purchase, vehicle trades and surplus sales for fire department

City Council of the City of Marlin, Texas · August 20, 2024
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Summary

Council approved a lease-purchase for a pre-owned ladder truck from Bay Area Fire Equipment, traded Booster 1 to Cottondale VFD for a 2008 Ford brush truck, and authorized sale/trade of other surplus fire equipment and a Yukon trade with Public Works.

The Marlin City Council approved multiple actions to update and downsize portions of the city's fire fleet on Aug. 20, 2024. Council approved a lease-purchase of a pre-owned ladder truck from Bay Area Fire Equipment. Separately, the council authorized trading Booster 1 (a 2009 Ram brush truck) to the Cottondale volunteer fire department in exchange for a 2008 Ford brush truck, and approved sale of a 2vc 5-ton ladder truck plus a departmental trade of a Yukon with the Public Works department.

Motions to approve these items were made by Councilmember Michael Milnes and seconded by Councilmember Morris Watson (for the ladder truck lease-purchase) and by Mayor Pro Tem Levels-McDavid and Councilmember Watson (for the booster trade and surplus sales). All motions recorded five ayes with Councilmembers Scottie Henderson and Cecil Sparks absent.

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