Acting On Study, Common Council Votes To Buy $1.1 Million Fire Truck ONEONTA – On the recommendations of the Center for Public Safety’s 2014 study, Common Council Tuesday evening unanimously agreed to authorize the purchase of a brand new 100 Mid Mount Platform Fire Truck from Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc in Louisiana to replace the failing 1987 ladder truck. “This has been in the works for a long time,” said Council Member Larry Malone. “We’ve managed to squirrel away $400,000, so we…
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City Council Seeks Guidance On Fire Readiness ONEONTA – Common Council will consider authorizing City Manager Marty Murphy to sign a contract with the Center for Public Safety Management when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall. In discussion of acquiring two new fire trucks at the last council meeting, Murphy suggested seeking the center’s guidance in assessing the fire equipment needs so investments in the fleet can be planned.…