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Archive Home > 2007 > March > 27 > Leasing becomes an attractive option

Leasing becomes an attractive option

Because of the cost of buying new, public safety agencies in the area are beginning to pay as they go

By Peter Sachs / The Bulletin
March 27, 2007

When the Redmond Fire Department needed a new ambulance five years ago, the cost of buying a new one - more than $160,000 - was an impossible sum for the agency to collect. Rather than try to persuade voters to pass a bond for the money, the department turned to leasing an ambulance instead,....

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