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Select Board approves $4,000 fire grant match for volunteer fire assistance equipment
Summary
The Select Board approved acceptance of a 50/50 Volunteer Fire Assistance grant covering $2,000 of a $4,000 equipment purchase for forestry/forest‑fire response and authorized the fire chief to proceed with the purchase and grant signature.
The Alton Select Board approved the town’s acceptance of a Volunteer Fire Assistance grant and authorized the fire chief to purchase forestry equipment required for wildland and forest operations.
Meeting materials show the grant is a 50/50 match. The fire chief provided a list of proposed items — including Nomex pants, portable pumps and hard suction hose — and estimated shipping and handling for a projected total cost of $4,000. The grant would reimburse $2,000; the department plans to fund the town’s share from its equipment line in the operating budget.
A motion was made and seconded to authorize the fire chief to enter purchase contracts totaling $4,000, with the $2,000 grant reimbursement and $2,000 from the operating equipment line, and to authorize the town administrator to sign the grant paperwork. The motion passed on a voice vote.
Board members noted the award is similar to grants the department has used previously and that the grant would cover forest equipment required for volunteer response and fire‑line safety.
