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Councilors press for clearer justification of capital and equipment reserve items, flag ambulance replacement as priority
Summary
Committee reviewed the five‑year capital plan and equipment reserve schedule; members sought peer review and clearer basis for specific line items (example items: iPads, recliners, stair chairs) and noted the ambulance replacement as the most critical upcoming capital need.
The finance committee spent a large portion of its March 30 session on the town’s five‑year capital plan and equipment reserve schedule, pressing staff for clearer justification of itemized purchases and for a mechanism to track completed capital work.
"When I go down through here and I see the word custom, it, you know?" one councilor said, urging standardized procurement. Another councilor asked for peer review of…
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