LIVERMORE FALLS — Selectmen on Tuesday approved having a 2009 dump truck engine overhauled for $11,946.69.
The work on the six-wheeler will be done by Freightliner and Western Star of Maine of Bangor and have a one-year warranty.
Public Works Supervisor Bill Nichols presented four estimates. The other three were $22,682.92 and $24,296.33 to fix the engine and $45,970.68 for a new one.
The truck is used to plow and sand some of the steeper streets off Park Street and other areas.
In another vehicle issue, the majority of selectmen voted to authorize Fire Rescue Chief Nathan Guptill to sell a 1996 Ford F-series rescue truck bought as military surplus but does not meet town needs. It sits in the bay and there is no sense in paying insurance on it if it is not used, he said.
Proceeds from the sale will go into a Fire Rescue Department vehicle reserve account.
Guptill said he would most likely advertise the truck on govdeals.com.
He said he would like to buy a vehicle that will be more suitable to the town’s needs.
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