CITY PLANS LEASE DEAL TO SAVE ON TRUCKS FIRE VEHICLES GETTING OLD, NEED REPLACING.Byline: Naush Boghossian Staff Writer GLENDALE Glendale. 1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S. - Lacking money to replace aging equipment through outright purchase, the Fire Department will begin leasing new trucks and engines. The City Council unanimously decided this week to transfer $2 million into the Fire Department's dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. equipment replacement fund - money that will pay for 10-year leases on three engines, two ladder trucks, a brush patrol truck and a command vehicle. The trucks will be ordered and delivered in the next two years. ``We will spend less money in the long run,'' said Councilman Bob Yousefian. ``If we did this like we did in the past, we would have to spend $3 million, but this way we spend $2 million and end up with the same number of firetrucks.'' Without the leasing option, the Fire Department would not have been able to afford to replace its aging equipment. ``We don't have the money to purchase anything outright,'' said Glendale Fire Chief Chris Gray Chris Gray may refer to one of the following people:
The Fire Department now has 17 engines and four ladder trucks that officials said will need to be replaced soon. ``We've already had a couple equipment failures,'' Gray said. ``What we're trying to do is anticipate a problem before we have a failure.'' Improved technology and the greater wear and tear of equipment because of more calls received by the Fire Department don't allow apparatus to last as long as it did decades ago, officials said. With low interest rates and tight budgets, lease purchases are becoming the preferred option for cities including San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. , Newport Beach Newport Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 66,643), Orange co., S Calif., on Newport Bay and the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1906. It is a popular seaside resort and yachting center. Manufactures include electrical and medical equipment, computers, boats, and adhesives. and Fresno. ``We think it will be a growing trend. It's a fiscally good option in today's market,'' Gray said. ``And obviously there are other benefits because it lowers our maintenance costs and allows us to essentially have better equipment available to the citizens and used by the firefighters.'' Naush Boghossian, (818) 546-3306 naush.boghossian(at)dailynews.com |
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