Residents have unanimously approved the town to buy two fire trucks for about $1.8 million — a purchase that's greatly needed, Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi said.
The cost of the trucks, which is almost $1.77 million, is part of the town's five-year capital plan. There was a new truck specified in the budget for 2023 and 2024. However, the town has requested to move those purchases up, due to the poor condition of its current fire trucks. "The two trucks — one in (the center of) town and one in Ridgebury, have been difficult vehicles," Marconi said at the Sept. 21 selectmen meeting. "They've been under a lot of repair and our concerns are, 'Will they last until 2024 or 2025?' We keep our fingers crossed that the two trucks keep running but the amount of time they're down and in repair has been very unusual, very high."