Melissa to Buy Fire Truck

<p>By Rodney Hays
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<p>Staff Writer
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<p>The Melissa City Council approved the purchase of a new fire truck for the fire department during Tuesday night's regular meeting. 
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<p>The council approved a resolution approving the purchase of a 2009 Dodge 3500 4x4, custom skid and related equipment for the fire department. 
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<p>About nine months ago, the fire department lost a brush truck in an accident. The truck was totaled. 
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<p>The city received a grant from the Texas Forestry Service for a new truck, and those funds will be used for the purchase, according to City Administrator Jason Little. 
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<p>In other business:
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<p> The council approved a resolution accepting Phase II of the Throckmorton Creek/Trinity River Sewer Interceptor Project as complete. 
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<p>The city received funding for the project from the Texas Water Development Board. As the development board closes out projects, it requires entities to "accept" the project, Little said. 
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<p> The council appointed Jennifer McClelland to the Melissa Public Library Advisory Board.
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<p>The council's next regular meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9.
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<p>The deadline for candidates to file paperwork to seek one of the council's three available seats in the May 8 city election is 5 p.m. Monday, March 8.</p>