The Allen Fire Department and several other city departments will receive new vehicles.
Allen City Council approved spending $273,093 to purchase five vehicles for the Parks and Recreation, Fire, Community Enhancement, and Community Services departments at a Feb. 24 meeting.
The specifics
Four of the vehicles will come from Bob Tomes Ford, and the fifth will come from Olathe Ford, according to city documents. The vehicles will cost a total of $273,093 and are funded from each department’s operating budget.
The additional vehicles will allow departments to assign new staff members with a designated vehicle and improve efficiency, city documents state.
The cost
Each department will get one truck, except for the Community Services department, which will receive two trucks, and the Fire department, which will receive a transit van, per city documents.
The cost breakdown is as follows:
- Parks and Recreation: $53,759
- Community Enhancement: $39,093
- Community Services: $119,244
- Fire Department: $60,997
Mark your calendar
Allen City Council will meet again at 6 p.m. March 10 for a work session with a regular meeting to follow at 7 p.m.
