Cornwall Borough Council agreed to help the Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough to purchase a used $500,000 aerial truck.
The 2012 Pierce aerial truck will replace the fire company s 1997 E-One (Emergency One) aerial ladder truck. Tobyhanna Township Volunteer Fire Company is purchasing a new truck and selling its vehicle - with 11,000 miles on it.
Council President John Karinch said the council s finance committee learned that parts were no longer available to make repairs to the ladder and the pump on the E-One truck, according to a repair facility that specializes in fire equipment. He said the fire company has $95,000 to use for a down payment on the used Pierce truck and is willing to apply for a $200,000 loan from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, leaving a balance due of $205,000.
Dave Slater, volunteer firefighter with the Community Fire Company of Cornwall Borough, attended his first borough council meeting as the newly elected president of the fire company. When it was Slater s turn to speak, Councilman Thomas Burton asked him how many times he was going to bring his bucket to the well. Slater told Burton he did not understand his question.
Burton suggested that the fire company often comes to the council for money and questioned what the members do to raise their own funds. Slater said the fire company raised $500 in March from a sub sale.
Burton asked Slater if the company has approached the Mount Gretna Fire Company to learn how they do fundraising. Slater told him he is not familiar with Mount Gretna Fire Company business. Council President John Karinch said the Mount Gretna company has a social hall, giving them an advantage in fundraising.
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