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Colebrook approves Northern Borders dispatch funding, closes related reserve fund
Summary
Town approved multiple articles providing $437,725 toward the Northern Borders Dispatch Center (cost-sharing with participating towns), closed the Dispatch Center capital reserve fund and transferred interest to the general fund, and set aside funds for dispatch equipment and trail maintenance.
Colebrook voters approved a package of items related to the Northern Borders Dispatch Center.
Article 19 authorized the Selectmen to close the Northern Borders Dispatch Center Capital Reserve Fund and place the principal and accrued interest into the town’s general fund. Article 20 authorized raising and appropriating $437,725 for the Dispatch Center, of which $214,212 is to come from participating towns and $223,513 from local taxation; attendees asked where dispatch is located and were told it is in Colebrook Town Hall. Officials also noted that only one insurance company provided a price quote for employee insurance, producing an 11% rate hike. Related Articles 21 and 22 funded trail maintenance ($2,000) and a $23,000 equipment savings account for future dispatch replacements; the town explained cost shares with participating communities and that Colebrook carries the largest share.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 019; topfinish SEG 030.
