Politics & Government
New Fire Truck to be in Service Soon
New truck has been delivered and is being fitted with equipment in the public works garage.
Sussex’s new fire truck has arrived and will be in service either by the end of May or early June, Village Administrator Jeremy Smith said.
The village took delivery of the new truck last week, Smith said, and it is currently being housed in the Public Works Department garage, where workers are switching pieces of equipment from the old fire truck.
“Despite what you pay for it, you still have to put a lot of things on it first before you can use it,” he said.
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The Village Board approved spending $465,277 in September to purchase the new fire truck, but Smith said some changes made by staff allowed the actual cost to come in slightly lower than the budgeted amount.
Smith said the old fire truck will be sold and the money collected in the sale will go back to the fire department.
