New fire truck is here

La Conner Fire Department’s new $450,000 fire truck rolled into town on Tuesday afternoon.

Fire Chief Dan Taylor, and firefighters Joe Fohn and Ken Jungquist were at the fire station on Chilburg Road in time to get the first glimpse of it.

Financed over 10 years with one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax increase voters approved three years ago, the truck could help town residents see better fire insurance rates.

Last month Chief Taylor traveled to South Dakota to inspect the custom-built Spartan ERV Star Series Pumper truck before it was driven to Portland, Oregon, where last minute details were f...