Manhattan Village Board Donates Surplus Truck to Local Animal Rescue Ranch

Article Summary: The Manhattan Village Board has officially declared a 2007 Ford F-150 pickup truck as surplus property, unanimously voting to donate the vehicle to the Triple H Ranch, a local organization that assists people with disabilities and cares for rescued animals.

Surplus Vehicle Donation Key Points:

• The board passed a resolution to surplus a 2007 Ford F-150 formerly used by the Public Works and Emergency Management Agency (EMA) departments.

• The truck was taken out of service due to high mileage and the increasing cost of frequent repairs.

• The vehicle has been donated to Triple H Ranch, a non-profit that provides services for individuals with special needs and rescues sick or abandoned animals.

MANHATTAN — A retired village vehicle will get a new lease on life serving a local non-profit after the Manhattan Village Board voted Tuesday to donate a surplus truck to Triple H Ranch.

The board unanimously approved a resolution declaring the 2007 Ford F-150 as surplus property, authorizing its donation. The truck, which had served the Public Works and Emergency Management Agency (EMA) for many years, was recently taken out of service due to high mileage and the cost of frequent repairs, according to a village memo.

Mayor Mike Adrieansen said the decision to donate the vehicle was made following a discussion at the previous board meeting.

“Based on the board’s wishes at our last meeting, I did a straw poll,” Adrieansen said. “The truck has been donated to Triple H Ranch, which helps people with emotional, intellectual, and physical disabilities, and they also care for injured, sick, and abandoned horses and animals.”

The resolution was the only new business item on the board’s brief agenda. The action formally allows for the transfer of the vehicle’s title to the ranch. Police Chief Ryan Gulli noted in a memo that the vehicle was identified as no longer needed during a recent restructuring of the EMA. The donation will result in unbudgeted revenue for the village in the form of avoided disposal costs.