At a meeting of the Board of Selectmen on January 5, Matthew Ludwig, chief of the Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department, petitioned the Board of Selectmen to support the purchase of a new pumper truck in the upcoming budget.

The new truck would replace a 1985 GMC Pierce pumper truck known as Engine 90. A compact vehicle, Engine 90 is the first dispatched to the 150 homes in Norfolk with limited driveway access.

The town has carried a $76,000 line item in its budget for the past seven years to repay the loan on Engine 40. This being now paid off, Ludwig suggested that the line item be kept in the upcoming budget to fund a replacement for Engine 90.

The request, which was accompanied by estimates and a financial plan, will also be made to the Board of Finance at an upcoming meeting.