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Winter Harbor shares grant-writer costs with Gouldsboro FD; public safety equipment slated for replacement or sale
Summary
Selectmen approved advertising sealed bids to sell an old tanker and forestry trailer, and the town joined Gouldsboro Fire Department to split the cost of a grant writer to pursue funding for replacement airpacks that expire next year.
Public safety updates at the Oct. 20 meeting included equipment failures, grant-seeking and a decision to sell surplus apparatus. Minutes report a likely motherboard failure in the public safety building boiler and one malfunctioning heat pump; replacement parts and further inspections were described as pending.
To address expiring airpacks, the town and Gouldsboro Fire Department agreed to share the cost of a grant writer, reported to have a 98% success rate. Selectmen also voted to advertise sealed bids for an old tanker and an unused forestry trailer; the motion to post a sealed-bid ad passed 3-0. The minutes record no bid deadlines or reserve prices; staff were directed to prepare the bid advertisement.
