The Jay Fire Rescue Department is proposing to buy a 2004 Pierce rescue pumper.
JAY – Voters have a chance in April to consider buying a new firetruck, but not financing a new town office/police station complex. Instead, they’ll be asked to continue to tuck $100,000 away for the project.
The town has placed money in reserve for a municipal building for several years.
There was a proposal to put an article on the April 20 town meeting referendum to borrow up to $400,000 for the nearly $1 million complex.
Selectmen and Budget Committee members did not want to consider two large purchases this year, Town Manager Ruth Marden said.
The Jay Fire Rescue Department is proposing to buy a 2004 Pierce rescue pumper to replace a tiring No. 3 engine.
The pumper costs $389,095; firefighters have $138,909 in reserve.
Selectmen voted to give a “yes” recommendation on the ballot for the truck, Marden said. The Budget Committee members’ vote on a recommendation ended in a tie, so no recommendation will appear on the ballot from them.
The boards also agreed to increase the highway department budget by $10,000 in the sand and salt line and $65,000 in the paving line, Marden said Tuesday. That brings the proposed sand and salt line to $105,000 and the paving line to $155,000. With the addition, the department budget is proposed at $1.36 million, up from $1.25 million for this fiscal year.
Marden said she requested more paving money because the town has been falling behind on paving and needs to catch up.
Budget Committee Chairman Pearl Cook said she liked the way the budget process is going this year with selectmen and the committee reviewing the budget together and taking separate votes.
Review of the municipal budget was expected to continue Tuesday.
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