Southwick Capital Committee Backs Fire Truck, Roll-Off Truck in Full Project Sweep

Capital Planning · Meeting of March 11, 2026

Southwick Capital Expenditure Committee clears nine projects for town meeting, including a $400,000 roll-off truck and a fire truck warrant article. The committee voted unanimously on nearly every item at its March 11 meeting at the Land Use Hearing Room, with members Joseph Tede, Nicole Parker, Doug Moglin, Carl Steinhardt, Russ Fox, and Jason Perrone present. The recommendations span water, sewer, highway, library, police, and fire departments, with dollar amounts ranging from $30,800 in small-scale paving to a roughly $1 million fire truck procurement that members acknowledged will take two to three years to deliver.

Perrone abstained on a police access control and server upgrade from vendor Axis, citing professional familiarity with similar systems, while supporting the concept: "If you're looking at this to eventually expand it out, these four things are non-negotiable." A $25,000 camera inspection of the Island Pond sewer transmission line was pulled from the vote after members determined it constitutes maintenance, not capital, and deferred it to the full board.

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Source: the Capital Planning meeting of March 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.