FARMINGTON – The Board of Selectmen met Tuesday night to award a bid for the new Farmington Fire Rescue truck, and approve an expenditure for a new municipal building snowblower. Board members also heard about a proposed recreational trail that will be further discussed at the next meeting.
A fully inclusive multi-use trail system is being proposed to the town by a professor at the University of Maine at Farmington; the long-term goal of the trail is to be fully ADA compliant. Professor Scott Hoisington and Dr. Gina Oswald from UMF are leading the project and have been awarded a $3,500 grant from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund. Hoisington was unable to come to the meeting but plans to attend a meeting in December to discuss the project more with the board.
A bid from Bangor Savings Bank for the purchase of a new truck for Farmington Fire Rescue was approved by the board; Bangor Savings Bank was the lowest bidder at 1.90 percent interest. The $500,000 loan will cover a ten-year period and accrue a total of $52,250 in interest.
Farmington Fire was also given approval to purchase a new snowblower to be utilized at the municipal office; the Husqvarna ST 327P will replace the 18-year-old model that the crew currently uses. The new model will cost $1,699 which will be taken from the Municipal Building Reserve Account. Town Manager Richard Davis said the account currently has a total of $9,550.
Fire Chief Terry Bell stopped by to say hello to board members. Bell said he is recovering after the Sept. 16 explosion.
Congratulations…As the old saying goes,
“Make Hay While The Sun Shines”
(There are many who knows what this means)