New Fire Truck Museum
A fire truck museum is under construction to house antique American LaFrance apparatus. However, American LaFrance is in the process of being sold and the plant near the museum will be closed (from Tuscaloosanews.com)
City officials say they still plan to go ahead with a $6.2 million fire museum despite the fact that the company that makes fire trucks plans to close it nearby plant."It's still in full play. It will not have any negative impact on that at all," North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said Monday. "They have a contract, and it will be honored. All of their equipment will stay with us."
The museum will house about two-dozen antique fire trucks that are part of American LaFrance's corporate collection. The parent company of American LaFrance said last week it would eliminate about 250 jobs as it closes its plant in Ladson.
Good for them. I think the museum will do fine.
