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Berlin Fire Company asks town for $150,000 annual capital support as repairs and loan payments loom
Summary
At a April 20 work session, the Berlin Fire Company asked the Town of Berlin for $150,000 per year for capital and apparatus, outlined a continuing apparatus loan through the 2030s, and warned that deferred replacement cycles and high personnel costs limit fundraising capacity.
At a April 20, 2026 work session at Buckingham Church, David Fitzgerald, president of the Berlin Fire Company, urged the Town of Berlin to fund the department’s ongoing capital needs, saying, “Our request remains at a $150,000 per year for capital and apparatus.”
Fitzgerald and the fire chief (introduced at the meeting as Andy Grumman) told the council that building repairs, utilities and maintenance contracts are major drivers of the department’s operating budget. The presenters described recent capital work — including a replaced boiler and the need to remove and replace a 12‑inch‑thick concrete pad — and said those repairs, together with…
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