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Candidates support bond to replace aging Loudon ladder truck; estimates vary on tax impact
Summary
Selectmen candidates described an aging ladder truck and backed a multi-year bond to secure a replacement, citing parts scarcity and growing local building heights; candidates gave differing estimates of the tax impact and warned of a multi-year lead time to receive a new unit.
At the Loudon forum, candidates and officials discussed a proposed bond to replace the town’s aging ladder truck, describing maintenance difficulties and the potential tax impact of financing a new apparatus.
Selectmen candidate Mark Griffin said he inspected the department’s ladder and described parts shortages and service interruptions. “It's not all of that's been in Loudon. ... it seems to sometimes get down on service and we have a harder time fixing it because of its age,” he said. He summarized a tax-impact chart he’d seen as roughly “25 cents per $1,000” in the first year, tapering in later years; other forum…
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