Gwinnett to buy new fire truck

The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of a new aerial ladder fire truck Tuesday.

The new truck will use the ladder from an older model already owned by the county, saving $174,586. The cost of the new truck with the refurbished ladder: $858,691.

Sutphen Corporation of Ohio will deliver the truck in July 2014.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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