Mobile to use federal stimulus to pay for new fire engines

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to borrow the $2 million from RBC Bank using the federal Build America Bonds program, which will reimburse 35 percent of the interest charged on the loan. View full size (Press-Register/Mike Kittrell) Assistant Fire Chief Billy Pappas (seen…

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