Council prepays $604,377 in 2027 fire-truck and ambulance lease payments using casino fund money
Who it touches
- Terre Haute Fire Department
Tracked in the archive
The council approved a $604,377 appropriation (permission to spend a stated amount of public money on a stated purpose) from the city's casino fund — the city's share of casino gambling-tax revenue — to prepay 2027 lease payments on the Ladder 5 fire truck, Engine 2, Engine 7, and three ambulances, after City Comptroller Jessica Thome said the city saw an opportunity in the casino fund to relieve public safety. 0:40:07 — open the recording, cued to 40 minutes 7 seconds
Of the total, $541,536 covers loan principal and $62,841 covers interest. 0:39:27 — open the recording, cued to 39 minutes 27 seconds
More from the record
- Council approves Appropriation 13-2026, 41:400:41:40 (41 minutes 40 seconds)
Outcome
Passed on a voice vote.
Passed on a voice vote. 41:40
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