Salinas approves lease financing to buy four fire apparatus, staff says lead times are five years The Salinas City Council approved a tax‑exempt equipment lease and a mix of cash from land‑sale proceeds to fund two Type 1 engines, a tractor‑drawn aerial and a Type 6 brush rig; staff said current lead times for apparatus are about five years and the city expects annual debt service of roughly $530,000.

Salinas City Council just approved a $3.26 million financing plan to acquire four vital fire apparatus, but with lead times stretching to five years, will the wait be worth it?

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