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Buckfield officials weigh remounting Rescue 451 after updated $190,000 estimate; decision tabled
Summary
Officials were told a remount estimate of about $190,000 for Rescue 451 would leave a roughly $73,007 shortfall after using existing reserves; the board voted to table the decision until next week while staff seeks updated quotes and funding options.
Speaker 2 told the Select Board that Sugarloaf Ambulance revisited the town's Rescue 451 and provided a revised estimate to remount the unit of about "$190,000," including a change in the chassis price. Speaker 2 said the town's Rescue Capital Asset Reserve currently held about $116,000 after a recent $5,000 appropriation, leaving an estimated shortfall of "$73,007.45" if the remount…
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