The Fire District has signed a contract for the purchase of a tanker truck that was approved at this year's annual district meeting.
Chief Craig Pedercini on Wednesday reported to the Prudential Committee that the district received one bid for the truck, and it accepted the proposal from New England Fire Equipment and Apparatus for a purchase price of $366,987, just a hair under the price tag that district voters approved in July.
"We appropriated $380,000," Chair John Notsley noted. "There's a little leftover, which I understand will go to providing the vehicle with radios and other miscellaneous equipment."
The $380,000 is coming out of the district's stabilization fund, which means that the district will not have to borrow for the expense, and the purchase itself does not affect the tax rate.