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Commissioners approve $300,000 package to help Jackman-Moose River Fire buy engines, splitting costs from community benefit and TIF

Somerset County Commission · November 6, 2025
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The board recommended a $300,000 package to help the Jackman-Moose River Fire Department buy two trucks; staff proposed $200,000 from community benefit funds and $100,000 from TIF, and Adam Arnold described securing one pumper-tanker and pursuing a second engine to expand water capacity.

David recommended the county offer $300,000 to the Jackman–Moose River Fire Department toward purchase of vehicles, proposing a two-thirds/one-third split between community benefit funds and TIF (roughly $200,000 community benefit/$100,000 TIF). David said the $300,000 should be sufficient, together with funds the department has on hand, to secure both engines…

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