The town has agreed to purchase the private lot for $785,000, according to Selectman Andrew Spinney. Both parties signed the purchase and sale agreement on Monday, and he said the sale will be close by June 1 at the latest.  

With the John Wise Avenue lot extension in tow, Johnson Roberts Associates Inc., the design firm for the public station project, said a two-story, two-department facility is feasible on the lot. Town Building Committee members at their Wednesday meeting voted in favor of pursuing this option to present to Town Meeting in May.  

 

By mid-April, a small weight room at the station will be transformed into a separate sleeping area and bathroom for female employees.  

Five of the members pooled resources and bought it back in late 2017 and, after considering its value as a showpiece for recruiting, parades and memorials, the department leadership agreed to repay those members and buy it back for good. The Marshall and Warrenton fire companies have retired trucks in their fleets, and The Plains volunteers wanted one, too. New fire trucks have hefty price tags. A replacement tanker will cost $750,000. Buried somewhere in the archives, the 1976 C-900’s original price probably ran in the range of $50,000. These are significant investments, which is why keeping them in good condition is so important.

It’s a 2013 Sutphen Precision Rescue Pumper, with 4,500 miles and 414 engine hours, according to the NVFD’s Facebook post. The engine, produced in 2013, has a short-lived history at NVFD, making it “rare” on the used fire truck market.

The 500-gallon tank fire engine which can pump 1,250 gallons of water per minute and hold 30 gallons of foam is listed for $350,000, but the post notes that sellers are “considering all reasonable offers.”