MIDLAND, Texas — The City of Midland approved several big purchases of equipment as the new fiscal year's budget gets into swing.
The Midland Fire Department will receive six new ambulances at a cost of just over $1.8M.
The department will also get two new Spartan Fire Engines at a cost of just over $800,000.
The city's Solid Waste Department also benefited from the season spending.
Purchases of a new water pump truck with a 6,000-gallon tank were approved for just over $480,000.
The department was also approved for a new backhoe at a cost of $115,000.
The city also approved an engineering plan for Midland's landfill to build two more cells at a cost of an additional $481,000 to the $212,000 project. Those two new cells are scheduled to be constructed next year.
The city also approved the purchase of 25 new cars and trucks for administrative use at a cost of just over $691,000.
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