Finance Committee backs fire truck financing plan
The Finance Committee backed $1.2 million in fire truck financing and $360,300 in budget adjustments. Members voted to recommend using $300,000 from capital stabilization for the first-year payment on a $1,199,738 note covering two fire trucks, with at least one no vote.
Finance Committee · Meeting of October 22, 2026
REHOBOTH — The Finance Committee backed $1.2 million in fire truck financing and $360,300 in budget adjustments. Members voted to recommend using $300,000 from capital stabilization for the first-year payment on a $1,199,738 note covering two fire trucks, with at least one no vote. The fire chief said Engine 3 was pulled for frame rot and the reserve engine is a 1998 model.
The committee also recommended $360,300 from free cash, including $300,000 for PFAS work tied to 39 homes near the North and South fire stations, and $130,500 for a server, desktops and a dispatch console. Staff said free cash was certified at $3,285,896 on Sept. 17.
In the full story:
- Fire Chief's Request: Two Trucks (Article 3)
- Article 1: Sturdy Hospital Bill
- Free Cash and Capital Stabilization
- Article 2: FY27 Budget Adjustments
- Article 3: Financing Debate and Vote
- Article 4: Capital Items
- Articles 5, 6 and 7
- Articles 11 and 12
- Town Meeting Logistics
- Who Was There
- Organizations And Documents Referenced
- The complete report: 1,427 words
Source: the Finance Committee meeting of October 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.
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