Capital Planning Committee increases fire engine cost to $1 million
Middlefield Capital Planning Committee unanimously increases fire engine estimate to $1 million. The committee adjusted its capital improvement plan, setting police vehicle estimates at $85,000 low-end and $100,000 high-end, and voting unanimously to use the low-end Kenwood estimate for fire and
Capital Planning Committee · Meeting of June 14, 2026
Middlefield Capital Planning Committee unanimously increases fire engine estimate to $1 million. The committee adjusted its capital improvement plan, setting police vehicle estimates at $85,000 low-end and $100,000 high-end, and voting unanimously to use the low-end Kenwood estimate for fire and police hand-held radios while declining to budget for additional backup units. Chair Jay Swift will present a roof appraisal request for Town Hall to the Select Board, and Treasurer Kirsten Henshaw will investigate the town's expected cost share for regional school gateway roof and boiler repairs.
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Source: the Capital Planning Committee meeting of June 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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