Board approves funds for used fire engine and accepts United Way disaster-relief installment

May 13, 2025

Supervisors authorized up to $100,000 from the capital improvement fund to buy a used fire engine for the Public Safety Building and approved a $109,557.82 supplemental appropriation from United Way to allocate to Trails to Recovery for Hurricane Helene relief; both votes were 6-0.

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County staff (Speaker 12) asked the board to authorize up to $100,000 from the capital improvement fund to purchase a used fire engine to replace or supplement apparatus at the Public Safety Building, enabling Unit 182 to return to Burnley Gap and allowing repair of other apparatus. The request noted the engine would be housed at the Public Safety Building and available to Burnley Gap personnel.

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