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Select Board accepts routine consent items including Fire Department grant award
Summary
The board approved minutes and routine consent items and accepted a grant for the fire department that requires a local match; vendor licensing and other clerical approvals also passed.
The Rangeley Select Board approved routine consent items, including acceptance of the meeting minutes from Feb. 18, and accepted a recently awarded fire department grant that carries a local match requirement.
The town manager summarized the consent packet, which included an excise-tax reciprocity agreement (used to register out-of-town vehicles), vendor-license renewals and a previously awarded fire grant. The manager said the excise agreement is standard and the town does not retain the excise fee.
Regarding the fire award, the manager described it as a grant related to forestry/wildland equipment and personal protective gear: the memo referenced equipment for wildland response and compliance with NFPA standards. The manager recommended accepting the grant; the board moved and approved acceptance. Speakers did not specify a total dollar award in the record; the manager said the grant carries a local match requirement (discussed in the meeting as 50% in one explanation) and that the award notice arrived later than usual.
The board also approved a vendor license for Rangeley Health and Wellness so the business can operate at town festivals and markets. All consent motions were approved by voice vote.
