Allouez board votes to purchase new truck for fire department
The Village Board voted to purchase a new pickup truck at a price of nearly $32,000 for the fire department.
The money for the pickup truck will come out of the equipment replacement fund planned for in the proposed 2008 village budget.
Fire Chief Mark Wallace said the truck the department is using is no longer sufficient for the equipment hauled in it.
“It’s loaded to the max right now, and that’s the problem with the vehicle,” Wallace said at a recent board meeting. “It’s starting to wear on components on the truck.”
Without the heavy equipment in the truck, the vehicle would be usable, he said.
