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Buckfield holds public hearing on proposed Fire Department billing ordinance; voters to decide at town meeting
Summary
Select Board held a public hearing on a proposed “Fire Department Building and Restitution Ordinance” (draft warrant article 24) that would let the town recover costs when Buckfield firefighters respond to outside incidents; no board action was taken and the measure will go to voters at the annual town meeting.
The Town of Buckfield opened a public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would allow the town to bill for certain fire department services when those services are provided to non-residents or outside the town’s regular resident protection duties.
The draft, described by staff during the hearing as the “Town of Buckfield Fire Department Building and Restitution Ordinance” and listed as draft warrant article 24, would permit billing for a short list of services including vehicle extrication/disentanglement, mitigation of…
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