PIERRE, (KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission has approved the purchase of a new-to-them rescue boat. Fire Chief Ian Paul says the department was in the beginning of starting the process to spec out a new boat when he got a phone call…
Paul says the boat won’t need much to be ready to serve central South Dakota….
The funding for the boat is coming from the Tri-County Rescue fund that is a shared account between Pierre, Fort Pierre and Hughes, Stanley and Sully Counties. Finance Officer Lacey Walz says buying the boat is a significant savings versus purchasing one brand new…
Walz says the city is able to buy the vessel through a clause in state law…
The current rescue boat is a 2005 Outback rescue boat. The new boat is a 2020 Lake Assault brand rescue boat.
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