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Buckfield Board sends ambulance financing question, other warrants to special town meeting
Summary
The Buckfield Select Board approved a set of six warrant articles for a Nov. 4 special town meeting, including a question asking voters to authorize a loan to replace an ambulance and an article to cover a public-safety budget overrun.
The Buckfield Select Board voted Sept. 2 to place six articles on a special town meeting warrant for Nov. 4, 2025, including a voter question that would authorize the town treasurer to obtain a loan to finance a new ambulance and an article to appropriate funds to cover a public-safety budget overrun. The board approved the warrant as amended and directed staff to post it for the statutory period. "If they say no, they say no. If they say yes, they say yes," a town staff member said about asking voters for direction on the ambulance purchase.
Why it matters: Buckfield currently has one serviceable ambulance and board members said losing the second vehicle would require renting an ambulance at an…
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