Selectmen Review Fire Department Budgets and Equipment Proposals
Grafton Board of Selectmen reviewed Fire Department and Fire Warden budget requests for 2027. Assistant Fire Chief Chris Thursten and Fire Captain Alton Hennesy presented a Fire Department budget of $75,850, up $2,800 from 2026, and a Fire Warden budget of $3,000, down $2,900.
Board of Selectmen · Meeting of October 7, 2026
NH GRAFTON — Grafton Board of Selectmen reviewed Fire Department and Fire Warden budget requests for 2027. Assistant Fire Chief Chris Thursten and Fire Captain Alton Hennesy presented a Fire Department budget of $75,850, up $2,800 from 2026, and a Fire Warden budget of $3,000, down $2,900. The Selectmen deferred decisions to a budget workshop on October 12.
The Fire Department also requested warrant articles for a Mini-Pumper purchase with $100,000 from taxation and the remainder from capital reserves, plus a contingency article should the purchase fail.
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Source: the Board of Selectmen meeting of October 7, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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