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Select board discusses using expendable trust to cover fire engine pump rebuild; no vote taken
Summary
The Lakes Region Fire Apparatus pump on Engine One failed annual certification; the repair estimate ranged in discussion from $11,000 to $22,305. Select board members discussed reimbursing the fire department from an expendable trust but decided to delay a formal request until the end of the fiscal year to see how department budgets track.
The Tamworth Select Board reviewed a request related to a pump rebuild for Engine One in the Lakes Region Fire Apparatus fleet during its Feb. 25 meeting. The engine failed its annual certification and requires a complete pump rebuild.
Town staff explained that the expendable trust for repair and maintenance was created for situations like this. Trustees referenced a fund balance and discussed options for…
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