Site work on the North Yarmouth (ME) Fire Company’s new fire museum on the village green has begun, reports pressherald.com, with about 1/5 of the necessary funds raised.
The museum will house the company’s first truck, a 1960, and other fire memorabilia, such as antique Matchbox cars, trophies from competitions, and a recently donated vintage Texaco toy fire truck, the report says.
Once complete, the museum will join North Yarmouth Historical Society’s Old Town House—moved to the green last month, the report says.
Most of the money has been raised through the organization’s bottle booth outside the station, at which people can drop off returnables. Officials say a fundraising drive will begin soon.
Yarmouth-based excavating contractor A.H. Grover cleared the lot, removed stumps, and began excavation work pro bono, and a local cabinet maker offered to donate cabinets for the building, according to the report.
The company already purchased electrical supplies to nip any potential price increases in the bud, and the foundation is set to be poured in the spring. However, the project’s timeline is dependent upon funds raised, the report says.