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_, EFLA/YD VOLUNTEERFIRE CD., /BG <br />_ PO BOX 39 <br />EFUA/D, IYC 27293 <br />9/732-899/ <br />Ms. Donna Dean <br />Budget Director <br />Orange- County <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough,. NC 27278 <br />Dear Ms. Dean, <br />As Chairman of the Board of Directors of Efland Volunteer Fire Co., Inc., I <br />am requesting that the June 1999 fund balance of $21,361.00 be released to our <br />fire department as soon as possible. This money will be used to offset the cost <br />of a new brush-truck chassis, which we have plans to order and could be <br />delivered as early as November of this year. Our goal is to take the old brush <br />truck box, refurbish it and return it to the new chassis. This should keep the total <br />cost down to approximately $40,000, whereas an entire new truck would cost <br />approximately $80,000. <br />Recently, we have had major problems with the mechanical workings of <br />the brush truck and it has been in the shop for repairs and overhauls more than it <br />has been in service. Our 5-year plan, as outlined in the budget request, included <br />the purchase of a new pumper, tanker and brush truck. With the brush truck <br />proving to be unreliable when out on a fire call, the Board of Directors felt that it <br />was time to move ahead on the brush truck upgrade for the safety of the firemen <br />and the citizens of the Efland fire district. <br />The fire department will be able to complete the purchase of the brush <br />truck because of the accumulated reserve that we have built into our operating <br />budget, plus the amount from the fund balance. Please notify the department as <br />soon as possible when the money can be expected. Thank you for your time and <br />consideration to this matter. <br />Sincerely, / <br />A.D. Graham, Jr. <br />Board of Directors Chairman <br />Efland Volunteer Fire Co., Inc. <br />Zo <br />