Dover Board Approves $650,000 Tax-Exempt Note for Fire Company Pumper Tanker

Town Board · Meeting of March 25, 2026

Dover Town Board approves $650,000 tax-exempt note for a nearly new fire department pumper tanker. The board voted 4-0, with one abstention, to authorize the J.H. Ketchum Hose Company to borrow up to $650,000 from the Bank of Greene County toward the $950,000 purchase of a 2025 Pierce Custom pumper tanker from Elk Run Volunteer Fire Company in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.

Brian Kelly, president of the Hose Company, told the board the vehicle was spotted on social media and carries a 1,500-gallon-per-minute pump and an 1,800-gallon tank, matching the department's specifications at a savings he estimated at "$150,000 to half a million" over a new build, with no 39-month manufacturing wait. The town supervisor recused himself as a life member of the Hose Company; Councilwoman Jackson read and presided over the resolution in his place. The board also unanimously approved a $20,000 consulting agreement with Barton and Loguidice DPC to finalize Dover's zoning code update, and passed a last-minute resolution requesting Dutchess County lower the speed limit on West Dover Road from 55 mph to 45 mph.

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Source: the Town Board meeting of March 25, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.