The Sparta Fire Department wants to purchase this 2014 Spartan Aerial pumper truck to replace its 30-year old aerial. Jeffrey Cunningham|Mlive.com The Sparta Fire Board has voted to move ahead with the purchase of a new $600,000 fire truck despite...
The purchase may be good for the Sparta Fire Department in the short term as the truck would replace the department's aging aerial truck. But long term, the purchase may have political ramifications.
The 4-3 split vote on the proposal to purchase the 2014 aerial truck was another indication of the growing rift between the township and village. All four township members voted to approve the purchase while the three village representatives voted against it.
The township can now move to finance the two-year-old reconditioned truck on its own if township officials choose.