When the delivery of a new quint aerial unit happens sometime next year, the village’s Fire Department will be able to stay on track with the shuffling of its fleet. Consider it addition by subtraction.
The department took another step toward that end Monday night when the Village Board unanimously approved the purchase of the engine from Reliant Fire Apparatus of Slinger for a total price tag of $1,084,955.
Reliant is the dealer for Pierce Manufacturers of Appleton. The final price tag brings with it a savings of $44,104, because the village plans to pay for the engine in full at the time of delivery.
Village Administrator Nathan Thiel said the funds were budgeted for the truck with short-term debt borrowing, which isn’t issued until the end of the year. Because the village is paying in full, Thiel said it will use reserve funds, and the $44,104 it’s saving will be eliminated from the planned borrowing.