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Town seeks federal funds for ladder fire truck, prioritizes safety over upgrades
Summary
Town Manager Suzanne Harvey won council approval to submit Congressionally Directed Spending requests to fund a new ladder fire truck ($1.3M CPF request; $1.5M total estimated cost with a local match of roughly $200K–$300K) and water meter upgrades, prioritizing the fire truck for public-safety reasons.
Huachuca City’s Town Manager Suzanne Harvey told the council March 12 that the town submitted a Congressionally Directed Spending request for a ladder fire engine and sought permission to submit a duplicate request to Senator Mark Kelly to increase the town’s chance of receiving funding. Harvey asked council approval to prioritize the ladder truck ahead of proposed water meter upgrades; the council approved the request unanimously.
Harvey said the ladder truck is necessary because the town’s existing apparatus is nearing the end of its useful life and replacement affects the town’s ISO rating, which in turn can influence local insurance costs. She described a CPF request for $1.3 million for the ladder truck and estimated the total purchase at about $1.5 million after a local match of approximately $200,000–$300,000. Harvey also told the council staff will pursue required matches over two fiscal years if needed and that any awarded funds must go through federal procurement and USDA community facilities processes.
"So we need a ladder truck," Harvey said, stressing the safety and operational reasons for the request. Council members asked clarifying questions but did not alter the priorities; the council unanimously approved submission of the requests to Rep. Juan Ciscomani and Sen. Mark Kelly, with the ladder truck ranked first and water-meter upgrades second.
