Fire department surplus truck sale
Town of Mount DesertMaine- Detected
- Aug 3, 2026
- 92 days ago
- Sector
- Equipment
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From the meeting
At its August 3, 2026 meeting the board approved declaring the fire department's 2007 GMC 4500TC box truck surplus and authorizing the Fire Chief to advertise it for sale by competitive bid. The town is opening a sale process for the truck rather than buying new equipment. That creates a near-term resale and replacement signal for equipment dealers and auction channels.
- Meeting date
- August 3, 2026
- Agency
- Town of Mount Desert
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