The Halesite Fire Department during a recruitment meeting. (July 20,...

The Halesite Fire Department during a recruitment meeting. (July 20, 2011) Credit: Chris Ware

Voters in the Halesite Fire District on Tuesday approved the purchase of a fire truck by a vote of 20 to 3. The vote was held in the firehouse from 6 to 9 p.m.

The vote approved the purchase of a Ferrara Fire Apparatus four-wheel drive, 1,000 gallon-per-minute pumper for an estimated $289,499.

Of that cost, $100,000 will be taken from the district’s capital reserve fund; the rest will be financed at 4.45 percent interest through Community Leasing Partners, which finances municipal purchases, for 10 years.

The Halesite Fire District, which covers Halesite as well as the Village of Huntington Bay and the surrounding areas, has 4,744 registered voters.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay  recap all the state wrestling action from Albany this past weekend, plus Jared Valluzzi has the ice hockey championship results from Binghamton. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 25: Wrestling and hockey state championships On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay recap all the state wrestling action from Albany this past weekend, plus Jared Valluzzi has the ice hockey championship results from Binghamton.

On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay  recap all the state wrestling action from Albany this past weekend, plus Jared Valluzzi has the ice hockey championship results from Binghamton. Credit: Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 25: Wrestling and hockey state championships On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay recap all the state wrestling action from Albany this past weekend, plus Jared Valluzzi has the ice hockey championship results from Binghamton.

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