Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Fire Equipment Purchases topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Selectmen approve $150,000 tanker purchase and $19,065.88 SCBA cost share from capital reserves
Summary
Kensington approved two Fire/EMS Capital Reserve Fund withdrawals — $150,000 for a water tanker and $19,065.88 toward SCBA equipment as part of a multicity grant-supported purchase; both motions passed unanimously.
The board unanimously approved withdrawing $150,000 from the Fire/EMS Capital Reserve Fund to purchase a water tanker and $19,065.88 as Kensington’s share of SCBA equipment tied to a larger, grant‑supported regional purchase.
Fire Chief Jeff DiBartolomeo told the board the SCBA purchase was part of a $759,000 project shared among towns and that Kensington’s portion was less than 10% of the total. The motions to withdraw funds passed with Ian O’Reilly moving and Tom Balabon seconding; both votes were unanimous.
The tanker withdrawal will finance the new apparatus; delivery timing was discussed elsewhere in the meeting and the chief said the tanker construction had been delayed by a compartment redesign but was expected the following week. The board did not attach additional conditions to the withdrawals.
