The small Graysville Volunteer Fire Department has a number of issues from fire trucks in need of repair to equipment in need of replacement. The department's chief is faced with the reality that the needs of this department depend on funding that is not quickly available to their small organization. The department operates on county and state funding which totals approximately $13,000 a year, according to a recent report from Observer-Reporter.com.
The report outlines an issue the department chief is facing with a 1987 GMC truck that is in desperate need of repair or replacement. The report tells how Chief Mike Chapman feels about the issues:
"the problems with the truck include a badly rusted tank and a non-working pump, among others. "It is $18,000 from one place just to fix the pump and a couple of other small things, plus around $2,000 to get the tank fixed," Chapman said. "Another company wanted $25,000 to repair it." Included in the higher price was an option to sandblast the tank but Chapman said that wasn't possible. "It is so badly rusted there wouldn't be anything left," he said. "A new tank and bed is $33,000."
Where will the money come from to deal with these issues?
Read the entire Observer-Reporter story HERE.
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