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Waldoboro awards booster‑station engineering recommendation; transfers $5,196.39 to firefighter LOSAP
Summary
The water committee recommended Diego Engineering for School Street booster‑station engineering and the board authorized using ARPA funds to cover the contract; the board also approved transferring $5,196.39 in unexpended fire payroll to the Length of Service Awards Program for volunteer firefighters.
The Waldoboro Select Board approved a water committee recommendation to move forward with an engineering proposal for a booster station on School Street intended to increase water pressure and improve fire safety for the downtown area. The committee reviewed two proposals — from Haley Ward and Diego Engineering — and recommended Diego Engineering because of its prior experience working with the utility district and a proposal that covered the full project scope.
The board’s staff said ARPA funds provided by Lincoln County are available to cover the engineering contract provided the money is spent by December. The transcript’s cost figures for the proposed engineering contract were unclear in the record; staff said funding is available but did not provide a final, unambiguous contract total during the discussion.
Separately, the board approved transferring $5,196.39 in unexpended fire payroll funds into the town’s Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) for volunteer firefighters. Staff explained LOSAP is not a pension but a length‑of‑service awards program established by the state for volunteer firefighters; the transfer would distribute a small amount per active volunteer for their LOSAP account. One board member abstained from that vote due to participation in the fire department.
