MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Council has approved an increased contribution of $19,000 towards a new commend vehicle being purchase by the Sundre fire department.
The move came by way of motion at the recent regularly scheduled council meeting, held in person and online.
Under the fire agreement between the Town of Sundre and the county, the vehicle cost is to be shared on a 50/50 basis.
The Unit 510 command truck purchase was originally scheduled to take place in 2022 but was deferred until 2023.
In the 2023 project budget, council authorized $65,000 as the county contribution towards the $130,000 vehicle.
“The town has undertaken cost estimates for this apparatus and has recently notified the county that the price has escalated from the original budget of $130,000 to a new cost estimate of $168,000, which would result in the country’s contribution being $84,000,” said Chris Atchison, director of legislative service.
“Administration has reviewed the specifications for the vehicle provided by the Town of Sundre and has not highlighted any abnormalities that would result in a higher cost estimate.”
The additional funding will come from the general fire reserve.
