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Danville selectmen back application to replace aging Engine 3 using Clean Fleets grant
Summary
The Board of Selectmen voted to support a grant application to replace Engine 3, citing a quoted pump repair of $47,429 and a Rosenbauer estimate of roughly $600,000 for a new vehicle; the grant could cover up to 80% of replacement costs. The board recorded one abstention.
The Danville Board of Selectmen on March 9 voted to support the Fire Department’s application for a Granite State Clean Fleets (commonly called the Volkswagen) grant to replace Engine 3.
Rob Aliberti presented a letter asking for the town’s support and said the grant can cover up to 80% of total replacement costs. He provided a repair estimate for Engine 3’s main pump of $47,429 and said a Rosenbauer quote for a new apparatus was near $600,000, which would make Danville’s 20% share about $120,000 if the full 80% is awarded. The board heard that Danville is pre-qualified in Group 1 for the program and that a decision could come in roughly three months.
Vice Chair Shawn O'Neil moved and Selectman Scot Barr seconded a motion that the Selectmen support the Fire Department’s application to replace Engine 3; Rob Aliberti abstained from the vote. The minutes record that the motion "passed unanimously," a statement inconsistent with the recorded abstention; the vote tally in the minutes lists the abstention by name.
Board members and staff discussed that while the $47,429 pump repair is cheaper in the short term, continued repairs on a 23-year-old vehicle risk higher costs and downtime. Rob Aliberti noted additional inspection-related repairs would be required beyond the pump estimate. Chief Tetreault of Northwood was cited as helping with grant-writing advice, and Garret Coscia, a certified emergency vehicle mechanic, provided a letter saying the vehicle remains in service.
If awarded, the grant would reduce the town’s capital share but would still require local funding commitment. The board did not set specific funding sources at the meeting. Rob Aliberti said financial statements were not required at the application stage and reiterated the March 31 grant application deadline.
