Juneau Assembly OKs $320K grant purchase of wetland rescue vehicle for airport
A March Master vehicle drives off-road in a field. (Coast Machinery LLC)
Earlier this week, the Juneau Assembly approved spending $320,200 in mostly federal grant funding to purchase an amphibious wetland rescue vehicle for the Juneau International Airport.
The vehicle is called the Marsh Master MM-2MX. At the Assembly meeting on Monday, City Manager Katie Koester said emergency responders would use the vehicle to rescue people who get stranded in wetland areas surrounding the airport.
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