Finance Committee approves February minutes, discusses fire ambulance expansion
Winchendon Finance Committee reviews fire ambulance expansion proposal. Chair Thomas J. Kane Jr. and the committee heard Fire Chief Tom Smith present a plan to hire two additional firefighters to handle ambulance calls from Clearbrook treatment center, currently covered by Templeton. The proposal
Finance Committee · Meeting of March 10, 2026
Winchendon Finance Committee reviews fire ambulance expansion proposal. Chair Thomas J. Kane Jr. and the committee heard Fire Chief Tom Smith present a plan to hire two additional firefighters to handle ambulance calls from Clearbrook treatment center, currently covered by Templeton.
The proposal projects approximately $123,000 in new revenue from Clearbrook and in-town calls, with a net gain of $544,000 after the $172,467 cost of hiring the two firefighters. The committee also reviewed year-to-date budget reports, flagging significant discrepancies including a $350,000 overage in Snow and Ice and a 665 percent overage in the MMHS building line.
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Source: the Finance Committee meeting of March 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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