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GH fire chief says insurance rates will go up if ladder truck is sold The possibility of selling the Grove Hill Fire and Rescue's aerial ladder truck was discussed during the Grove Hill Town Council meeting Jan. 18. Chief Buddy Jordan told council members that Mayor Lamar Hudson, had asked about selling the truck. "If we sell it, our ISO rating will change. We have 622 houses and trailers in the town limits. If our ISO changes everyone's insurance will go up at least $40," Jordan said. Currently the department has an ISO rating of five. If the truck was sold the ISO would go up to a six. Jordan told council members that if the water pressure was better the ISO would go down to a four. "Even if we don't use the truck for fires our ISO would go up," Hudson asked. "What are we going to do when that truck makes the 20 year mark?" Jordan explained that the truck could be refurbished. After some discussion about the cost of repairs and maintenance Jordan added, "We don't want to sell the ladder truck. I think it will hurt the citizens of Grove Hill on their insurance and a lot of the elderly are already on a fixed income." "What bothers me is how many times have we used it? The only thing it has saved here is the Idle Time Video building," Hudson remarked. He added that the council would "let it ride for now." Other business A building permit was approved for the Alabama Department of Transportation to construct a metal building. A building permit was approved for Kirk Neal to make repairs and reroof a house on Jackson Street. Full page ads were purchased in the Clarke County High School and Clarke Preparatory School football programs.
Ollie Mae Pugh was hired to work at the senior center in place of Mary Pendleton Jan. 23 and 24.
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