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Selectmen set price cap for surplus highway truck, authorize additional sales outreach
Summary
After an unsuccessful listing, the board agreed to reduce the asking price for an older highway pickup to $15,000 with a $12,000 floor and directed staff to expand advertising, including displaying the truck for sale at the municipal lot.
The board discussed options for selling a surplus highway pickup that had been listed at $18,000 with no buyers and set a revised pricing strategy and outreach plan. Town staff said the truck lacks a current inspection sticker and requires body and brake work; the town previously listed the vehicle at $18,000 without interest. A selectman suggested lowering the price in increments; another recommended a pragmatic cap and floor. The board agreed on a revised price strategy of advertising the truck at $15,000 with a minimum acceptable price of $12,000 and instructed staff to expand advertising, including placing the vehicle on the town lot for physical viewing. Board members noted the truck's utility value to town operations if unsold and suggested redeploying the vehicle to other municipal uses (for example, adding a plow and keeping it as a yard truck) if a private sale did not occur. No buyer was recorded; the board approved the pricing and outreach direction by motion.
