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Selectmen approve sale of ladder truck for $5,000 to help fund new fire truck
Summary
The Winter Harbor Selectmen approved selling an old ladder truck for $5,000 after a restorationist’s offer; the money and proceeds raised at the lobster festival will go toward buying a replacement engine, the fire chief/road commissioner said.
The Winter Harbor Selectmen voted to sell an out-of-service ladder truck for $5,000 after receiving an offer from a restorationist, the town’s fire chief/road commissioner reported at the Aug. 25 meeting. The Selectmen approved the sale and directed that the funds be applied to the purchase of a new fire truck.
The chief/road commissioner told the board this was the first purchase offer received for the ladder truck. Members of the fire department also voted to donate the proceeds raised during the town’s lobster festival to the municipal account for the replacement vehicle. The record shows the board approved the sale; no mover or seconder was recorded in the minutes.
Why it matters: selling the older ladder truck and applying both the sale proceeds and festival donations toward a replacement reduces the town’s immediate capital outlay for a new apparatus and signals the department’s intent to funnel community fundraising into capital equipment. The minutes do not specify a timeline for ordering a replacement or the total estimated cost of a new truck.
Next steps: The Selectmen recorded approval of the sale and the donation plan; the minutes do not list a schedule for procurement, vendor selection, or any required surplus-equipment disposition ordinance. Any further procurement steps or appropriation of funds would appear in future Selectmen records.
