Plan the dive, dive the plan.

Planning, not one of Templeton's strong points. That said, back in 2018 at Town annual town meeting, May 19, 2018, there was aa plan presented to town meeting, article 29, authorize lease of capital item - fire.

article 29 - On a motion duly made and seconded the Town voted to (a) raise and appropriate the sum of Ninety Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and No Cents ($92,500.00) to pay for the first year of a six year lease for a fully equipped fire engine apparatus with said lease not to exceed Five Hundred Fifty Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($555,000.00) in total, and have a so called escape clause for lack of appropriation in addition to provisions for an early pay-off, without penalty, and a One Dollar ($1.00) buy-out upon the conclusion of all regularly schedule lease payments and (b) appropriate the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($25,000.00) to write down the purchase price of said item such that it may be leased within the foregoing limits set in this article and to meet said appropriation of by a transfer of said sum from certified free cash.

Passed by a 2/3 Vote/May 19th @ 1:18 pm