Plattsburgh city councilors will decide this week if they want to spend nearly $1 million on a new aerial ladder truck for the Fire Department.
Fire Chief Paul Williams told councilors last week that the existing truck is on its last wheels as its 19 years old and a new truck would cost about $885,000 He said if the city waits until 2010, when new emission requirements kick in, the cost would increase by $20,000 to $30,000. The Press Republican reports that the city has $750,000 in its 2010 capital budget for a new truck and Williams said they might be able to get a 2006 or 2007 demo truck for that money.
Fire Chief Paul Williams told councilors last week that the existing truck is on its last wheels as its 19 years old and a new truck would cost about $885,000 He said if the city waits until 2010, when new emission requirements kick in, the cost would increase by $20,000 to $30,000. The Press Republican reports that the city has $750,000 in its 2010 capital budget for a new truck and Williams said they might be able to get a 2006 or 2007 demo truck for that money.
