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Selectmen approve sale of ladder truck; lobster-festival funds to go toward new truck
Summary
A restorationist offered $5,000 for the town's ladder truck; the Selectmen approved the sale and members of the fire department voted to donate lobster-festival proceeds to the town for a replacement vehicle.
The minutes record that a restorationist approached a firefighter during the lobster festival with an offer to purchase the department’s ladder truck. The board approved the sale price of $5,000 "Board approves the sale of the ladder truck for $5,000.00," and the minutes state the money will be applied toward buying a new fire truck.
The minutes also state that fire department members voted to give all funds raised at the lobster festival to the town to go toward the purchase. The sale and the festival donation were recorded as board business at the Aug. 25 meeting; no additional financing details or timelines for purchase were specified in the minutes.
