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Tolland and Granville fire officials present FY27 budgets; Granville requests larger ambulance contribution
Summary
Tolland Fire Chief Eric Munson presented a FY27 request of $73,902 (up from a FY26 expense budget of $54,272.50) including a $20,000 chief's salary and $9,000 volunteer stipend. Granville requested an increase for ambulance service from $30,596.35 (FY26) to $50,000 (FY27) to cover weekend shifts; Granville response time noted as nine minutes.
Tolland Fire Chief Eric Munson, III presented the Tolland Fire Department's FY27 expense request of $73,902, up from the FY26 expense budget of $54,272.50. In his presentation Munson listed a $20,000 chief's salary and a $9,000 volunteer stipend as line items in the request. The minutes record the numbers but do not show a follow-up vote or further detail on funding sources.
Separately, Matt Ripley reported on ambulance funding for Granville: the FY26 contribution was $30,596.35 and Granville's FY27 request to the towns is $50,000 to help cover Saturday and Sunday shifts. Ripley noted Granville's typical response time is about nine minutes. The minutes do not record a formal decision on the FY27 ambulance request at this meeting.
The presentations provided budget figures for selectmen to consider in upcoming appropriations and warrant planning. The minutes do not record additional discussion, suggested amendments, or votes on the FY27 budgets at this meeting.
