Dresden auctioning off two used fire trucks
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The town of Dresden is auctioning off two of its old fire trucks in order to shore up its coffers.
The 1991 Volvo AutoCar tanker/pumper and 1975 Pierce pumper refurbished in 1996 are up for auction at municibid.com, an online auction marketplace for local government agencies and schools to sell their surplus, forfeitures or confiscated items directly to the public.
According to Michael Faass, Dresden town administrator, the town recently purchased a new pumper truck worth $280,000 that replaced these two old fire trucks, so officials decided to auction off the older models.
Faass added that the funds drawn from the auctions will go back into the town’s reserve fund to be used for community programs and other public safety initiatives.