This story struck me as Ironic. I just remembered how under the bribe taking Scarpelli administration, the bribe taking head of public works was stealing and selling trucks, busses, cop cars, loaders, heavy equipment and anything else that wasn't nailed down to other states. Now under this administration just a few short years later, we are buying and receiving trucks and heavy equipment from other towns and states. My how the times have changed.

this is more stuff that will sit around for the hope of "one day" it might come into service not to mention the yearly cost of insurance and maintenance. They'll sit in the yard and fall apart or continue to need yearly service just to keep them in decent condition.

How old are these vehicles already?

What kind of service/usage have they already seen and who used them?

This is just like that stupid mobile hospital or whatever it's suppose to be,a waste of our money which will get minimal use yet we will be burdened w/ the costs of service and upkeep.

Since those 2 new items were donated,we probably can never turn around and sell them off,except after maybe a predetermined ## of years.

Thanks guys, these things will look great sitting in the yard for months at a time, enjoy washing,servicing and keeping the fuel fresh and driving them around for joy rides just to keep all the seals and working parts fresh and lubed.

Boy, people on this site will complain about ANYTHING. Free trucks to use incase of an emergency, and you complain about insuring and maintaining them. So let's give them back, and when an emergency happens, we can all come to the Patch and read clamdiggers comments whining about not having the proper resources to handle an emergency.

I agree with Anthony... If the tow truck gets used once it pays for itself. You nay sayers probably wouldn't think about what it costs to hire someone to tow a truck back to the dpw, do some research instead of just bi**hing... Wah. Wah. Wah.

It's always good to have some back up. You never know when something breaks down or you'll need a tow truck. I agree with Ed and Anthony. I always look ahead, be prepared. They are a good addition to our fleet and the DPW mechanics are very good maintaining the equipment.

This isnt news; lol.. Dan get some better stock footage also!

Our equipment wouldnt break down, if proper care was taken in the first place, like regular oil and filter changes. Trucks that sit for a while, need to be run for a bit. Hydrolics need to be checked on a regular basis. Simple little things that would extend the life and usefulness of the equipment.

Practically brand new trucks for free. For a group of people that cry about the death trap bleachers at BTHS being repaired, you shouldn't say one word about free $100,000 trucks being given to us for free.

Folks -- I got a little more info about these vehicles. The transport van will be able to be used by EMTs during emergencies to respond to medical calls. The police chief told me that during the blizzard, only the "deuce and a half" trucks were able to get through many streets, and having additional transport vehicles at hand will help greatly. During the last storm, some patients had to be carried by EMTs (both the volunteers as well as the paid folks) a quarter mile or more through the snow.

Obviously, we all recall the issue with plows and other vehicles becoming disabled by the multiple feet of snow, hence the potential usefulness of the wrecker.

We debate lots of things on here, but I wanted to expound a bit on the potential benefits of having such vehicles in the fleet.

And of course, they were donated to us for free.

My Girlfriend had an asthma attack during that last storm, and the EMTs couldnt get the truck into the development. The came to the house with a sled, and made her WALK TO THE TRUCK through waist high snow while having an asthma attack. I couldve killed em. If this van will help prevent that from ever happening to anyone again, it's worth every cent of upkeep.