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Planned fire protection overhaul would add storage tank, pumps and generator
Summary
Town staff described replacing a roughly 30-year-old fire protection system with a 30,000-gallon ground storage tank, a 2,000-gallon hydrotank, a 50 HP high-service pump and a 100 kW generator as the project’s core; equipment sizing is preliminary and subject to final design.
Jeffrey Winters, identified as Town staff, told the hearings that "the proposed project includes upgrades to the Town's existing fire protection system, which is currently approximately 30 years old."
Staff listed the major components planned for the fire-protection portion of the CDBG proposal: a 30,000-gallon ground storage tank (GST), a 2,000-gallon hydrotank, a 50 HP high service pump, a 100 kW generator, and associated yard piping and electrical services. Winters noted that "All equipment sizing is preliminary and subject to final design."
The fire-protection package is the largest line item in the application, with staff allocating $1,262,700 to that component. Officials said the work is intended to increase system capacity, provide redundancy to critical systems and improve reliability and long-term service delivery. The transcript does not include an engineer’s final design or timeline for construction if the grant is awarded.
