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Brentwood selectmen authorize purchase of tanker truck, clear funding questions
Summary
The Brentwood Select Board voted to allow the fire department to sign a purchase-and-sale agreement for a 3,000-gallon tanker truck—accepting a dealer discount that lowers the price to $450,000—and confirmed available funding while asking staff to confirm fund language and documentation.
Brentwood Select Board members voted to authorize the Fire Department to sign a purchase-and-sale agreement for a new tanker truck, approving the department’s plan to buy a factory-stock 3,000-gallon vehicle offered at a discounted price of $450,000.
The decision came after firefighters and town officials told the board the vehicle is needed to restore water-carrying capacity lost when Engine 3 aged out of the fleet, leaving the town with roughly 1,000 gallons available in station units while one engine is out for service.
Town Administrator Paul Michaud and Deputy Chief Roy said the truck is a Kenworth chassis available now at a lower price than new-build lead times (18 months to two years) would allow. Roy said the seller agreed to a discount “because of the relationship we have with them,” and Deputy…
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