He told selectmen at their meeting Tuesday that it’s an appropriate time for the discussion, given that residents voted in June to explore building a new station in East Livermore and three trucks are showing their age.
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Replace a ladder truck and Engine 1 with a combined pumper-ladder truck, often referred to as a quint. A used quint for about $250,000 would serve the town for next 15 years.Â
The 1988 ladder truck was bought used in 2007 for $110,000 and is estimated to be worth between $15,000 and $$20,000. It had $19,261 in repairs in 2017-18, including $13,500 for the ladder and $3,548 for an alternator. It doesn’t have a water pump supply system so a second truck is used to supply it.Â