Fire/EMS facility, budgets, climate action go to voters
MOUNT DESERT Voters at the May 4 Town Meeting will be asked to approve spending up to $357,500 for engineering and other services related to designing the proposed addition to the Northeast Harbor fire station, which would house fire and EMS personnel and equipment.
The “drive in” Town Meeting will be held in the front parking lot at Mount Desert Island High School starting at 6 p.m.
If voters approve the fire/EMS funding, Hedefine Engineering & Design would be paid $305,000 for design, bidding and permitting services. Civil engineering firm Haley Ward would receive $25,000 for IT services; telecommunications provider Brown’s Communications would be paid $2,500; and there would be $25,000 to cover contingencies.