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Firefighters give up stipends for truck
Updated: Tuesday, 31 Jul 2012, 10:57 AM MDT
Published : Tuesday, 31 Jul 2012, 10:57 AM MDT
MESILLA, N.M. (AP) - Firefighters in Mesilla have given up what will be hundreds of thousands of dollars in stipends for a new fire truck.
A $1.5 million bond election meant to provide funds for renovating the town's public safety building and buying a new fire truck was defeated earlier this year.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reports that volunteer firefighters who live out of town then offered to give up $40,000 in annual stipends for 10 years if the money could be used for a fire truck.
The town's board of trustees recently agreed to the proposal.
Mayor Nora Barraza says she's hopeful a new truck can be found within six months to replace a 1986 pumper truck.
Most of the department's vehicles have been used and purchased with state funding.
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Information from: Las Cruces Sun-News
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