The ladder truck for Murrysville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 is affectionately referred to as “Diane.”
But firefighters will have a new “woman” in their lives when August 2022 rolls around. Murrysville council approved the $1.5 million purchase of a new 2022 Sutphen aerial platform truck.
“Sutphen met our need and the community’s needs the best,” said No. 1 Chief Brian Synan. “It’s the same truck we have currently, only a little short than what we’ve got right now.”
“Diane” is about 20 years old, and the truck is approaching the end of its useful life. Synan noted that it does have between $150,000 and $200,000 in potential salvage value.
Patrick Varine | Tribune-Review
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Murrysville council will take public comment March 3 on what could be its first tax increase in 13 years.
The public hearing will explore a proposal to double earned-income taxes from the current 0.5% to 1%.
“This goes back to our fiscal analysis and the need to identify alternate revenue sources,” Chief Administrator Jim Morrison said at council’s Feb. 3 meeting. “Our original projection was to start doing that in 2023; then covid came.”
Morrison said earned-income tax has become a major revenue source for the municipality.