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Select Board weighs short-term loan while fire department awaits snowmobile grant reimbursement
Summary
Board discussed a Fire Department grant application to purchase new snowmobiles and a potential short-term loan from the town until the grant reimburses the department; a motion to loan funds was made and seconded but the transcript does not record the final outcome.
During other business the chair reported that the Fire Department is applying for a grant to buy new snowmobiles and may require a short-term loan from the town until reimbursement is received from the granting agency. The board discussed the mechanics of a possible bridge loan to cover initial purchase costs.
A motion to loan funds to the Fire Department was made and was seconded by Vice-Chair Schwartz according to the transcript. The meeting record does not specify whether the motion carried, was tabled, or whether any conditions (repayment terms, limits) were set; those details were not provided in the transcript.
