lyndeborough nh - fire truck costs going up

Because of the experience with finding a used Fire Engine in 2022, and
because of the incredible increase in the cost of fire equipment, the
Board and the Capital Improvement Plan Committee decided not to add to
the fire truck capital improvement funds in 2023, instead creating a
committee to study how future fire trucks should be purchased. In May
the Fire Truck Purchasing Committee was established with members Brian
Smith, Karen Grybko, Geoff Allen, Richard Herfurth, Jim Preftakes,
Mark Chamberlain, and ex-officio T/A Russ Boland. Over the course of
two meetings the group looked at the needs of the Fire Department and
options for new and used fire engines. Their report to the Board was
that the prudent approach was to save for a new truck and to look at
available used vehicles prior to purchasing a new truck.

from https://www.town.lyndeborough.nh.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4641/f/uploads/2023_lyndeborough_town_report_-_website.pdf