<div> Hertford Town Council is moving forward with plans to buy a new fire truck without having to borrow any funds for the purchase. Council took a series of actions at its meeting Monday to authorize the purchase of the truck using $659,594 from the town’s allocation of federal American Rescue Plan funds and $50,000 in funding provided by the Hertford Fire Department to cover the truck’s $709,594 cost. The town’s total American Rescue Plan Act allocation is $673,407.70. Last month the council approved a preliminary resolution for financing the purchase of a new fire truck. The N.C. Local Government Commission requires the preliminary resolution as a first step toward approving the town’s borrowing of the funds. But town officials decided not to borrow funds for the truck, so town council voted Monday night to rescind the resolution that had indicated an intent to borrow for the project. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The previous plan called for taking half the cost of the truck from fund balance and seeking a loan for the remainder. Fund balance is the town’s reserve that is set aside for items such as emergencies and special capital projects. Councilor Ashley Hodges said Monday that he is glad the town is not going into debt for the purchase. “It has been a long journey to buy the fire truck,” Hodges said. “I know the fire department is going to be super excited to get their fire truck.” The actions taken Monday included rescinding the previous resolution for borrowing funds and adopting a new resolution ensuring the ARPA funds will be used in accordance with the federal regulations for how they can be used. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><nbtemplate data-content="eyJhcGlLZXkiOiAiZDgxM2Q5Yzg3NTI3N2IzNWU0YzRmZDM0NTAyMjJkNmQiLCAiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiAiU3Vic2NyaWJlIHRvIFRoZSBQZXJxdWltYW5zIFdlZWtseSIsICJldmVudCI6ICJtcF9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25fYnV0dG9uX2NsaWNrX2V2ZW50IiwgInVybCI6ICJodHRwczovL2FwZzAxLm5ld3p3YXJlLmNvbS9zczcwdjIvZW5jL2NvbW1vbi90ZW1wbGF0ZS5qc3A_aW5pdD1zdGFydCZpbml0RWRpdGlvbj1QV1omcmV0dXJuPWh0dHBzJTI1M0ElMjUyRiUyNTJGd3d3LmRhaWx5YWR2YW5jZS5jb20lMjUyRnBlcnF1aW1hbnMlMjUyRiIsICJtZWRpYUlkIjogMTU5MzI0NiwgInRpdGxlIjogIkhlcnRmb3JkIHRvIGJ1eSBmaXJlIHRydWNrIHdpdGhvdXQgYm9ycm93aW5nIG1vbmV5In0=" data-id=MediaPlatformAmplitudeButton></nbtemplate></div>

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Hertford Town Council is moving forward with plans to buy a new fire truck without having to borrow any funds for the purchase.
                Council took a series of actions at its meeting Monday to authorize the purchase of the truck using $659,594 from the town’s allocation of federal American Rescue Plan funds and $50,000 in funding provided by the Hertford Fire Department to cover the truck’s $709,594 cost.
                The town’s...