NEW SHARON — Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on Regional School Unit 9’s 39.99 million budget, state primaries for a Republican congressional candidate and questions on purchasing a firetruck.

In a series of three questions, voters will be asked to approve a $255,000 for a 2009 Pierce fire rescue truck. But due to 4.41% interest, the cost will come to $295,129.98. As a result, $49,188.33 payments would be incorporated into future budgets until 2028.

The 2009 firetruck has 8,500 miles and 1,200 engine hours and will replace a 1984 GMC Engine 2 truck.

Voters will also be asked to appropriate $45,000 from the Fire Truck Reserve Fund as a down payment to reduce the purchase price of the fire rescue truck.

In the third question, voters will be asked via sealed bid to sell Engine 2, using that money to replenish the Fire Truck Reserve Fund.

Unrelated, voters will also be asked to authorize the sale of a tow-behind grader under terms and conditions advised by selectmen.

The final two questions would ordinarily not need town approval. At New Sharon’s annual town meeting, in March, voters rejected an article that would give selectmen power to dispose of town personal property as they deem advisable due to concerns over what would be sold.

As a result, the board has to get approval before selling any town property. However Town Clerk Pamela Adams said her impression is the board would have asked for approval on selling the second firetruck anyway to “to make clear to the voters what their intentions are with that” sale and replenishing the reserve fund.

Voting will take place at the Town Office, 11 School Lane, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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