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Winter Harbor approves $5,000 sale of ladder truck; festival proceeds to go toward new engine
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the selectmen approved sale of the town's ladder truck to a restorationist for $5,000 and noted the fire department voted to donate lobster festival proceeds to the town to help fund a replacement fire truck.
At a selectmen meeting on Aug. 25, the Town of Winter Harbor approved the sale of its ladder truck for $5,000 and said the proceeds will be applied toward the purchase of a new fire truck. The matter was presented under Fire Chief/Road Commissioner business and the board approved the sale.
The Fire Chief/Road Commissioner reported that a restorationist approached a firefighter during the lobster festival with an offer to buy the ladder truck — the first offer the department has received. The board recorded approval of the sale and stated the sale proceeds would be directed to the new truck fund. Fire department members also voted to give all money raised during the lobster festival to the town for that purpose.
Why it matters: The decision moves a decommissioned apparatus out of town inventory and directs locally raised funds and the $5,000 sale price toward capital replacement, reducing the town's immediate capital burden. The transcript does not specify an expected timeline or price range for a replacement truck.
Details and process: The minutes record the board's approval; no purchaser name, financing plan for the new truck, or further procurement steps were recorded in the minutes. The town did not provide a vote roll-call tied to individual selectmen in the transcript for this item. The Fire Chief/Road Commissioner characterized the $5,000 offer as the first the department has received.
What happens next: The minutes indicate the town will apply proceeds to the new fire truck purchase and that department members committed festival proceeds to the effort; the record does not note a procurement schedule or the identity of the buyer.
