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Selectmen, Speedway press for details after Fire Department quote rises for race coverage
Summary
Loudon selectmen and Speedway officials questioned a proposed jump in the fire/standby estimate for race-week coverage; Fire Department officials cited added staffing, new CAD/records and a restored Thursday-night engine detail as drivers of the increase and agreed to provide a detailed schedule and line-item breakdown.
Loudon Board of Selectmen and New Hampshire Motor Speedway representatives discussed a proposed increase in the town's fire-department standby estimate for race-week coverage during a Sept. 3 special meeting.
Speedway managers said they received a quote that rose from an earlier figure in the $60,000 range to approximately $92,000–$93,000 for personnel and apparatus coverage tied to event days and traffic-control shifts. The Speedway asked for a clear, day-by-day breakdown of staffing, apparatus and hours so the track could reconcile the quote with its event schedule and previous years' billing.
Fire Department officials explained the principal reasons for the increase: (1) implementation of a new…
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