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Select Board approves purchase of new loader using Chapter 90 funds
Summary
The Town of Hampden Select Board voted to buy a new loader (minus plow) for $177,927, using FY2026 Chapter 90 funds. The board deferred buying the $15,730 plow attachment and asked staff to confirm installation details and financing options.
Chair Bob opened discussion about the highway superintendent’s request to purchase a wheel loader and presented the vendor quote: “the quote for the loader, minus the plow, is 177,927,” the superintendent said. The superintendent added the plow option would cost $15,730 and that Chapter 90 generally covers wheel loaders though not snow-and-ice equipment.
The board asked how the machine would be used and how it would affect the…
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