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Fire chief and finance director report: staffing steady, call volumes, capital projects and stronger-than-expected motor vehicle revenue

Bow Town Selectboard · May 6, 2026
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Fire Chief reported full staffing, roughly 323 calls year-to-date (about 60% medical) and multi-year apparatus build timelines; Finance Director Cheryl reported motor vehicle revenue exceeding estimates, recycling costs at $130.29/ton, interest on deposits at about 102%, and a recreation revolving fund balance of $789,873.

At the May 5 Bow Town meeting the fire chief and finance director gave departmental updates that outlined service demand, capital procurement timelines and present municipal finances.

Fire chief update: The chief told the board the department "is fully staffed" and said the crew has been performing well amid industry-wide hiring challenges. He gave a year‑to‑date service count of 323 calls and said roughly 60% of calls are medical in nature; the most recent month included about 80 calls. He reported no major incidents in the period and said crews had performed work that…

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