Budget panel demands competitive bid, town oversight for Round Hill firehouse
Other Committee · Meeting of June 16, 2026
Greenwich budget panel presses Round Hill fire company to accept competitive bidding on stalled $6 million firehouse. The BET Budget Committee voted 4-0 to carry forward $4.75 million already appropriated for the Round Hill Volunteer Fire Station, but member Harry Fisher said he has drafted a new condition, headed to the full Board of Estimate and Taxation on Monday, requiring public bidding and town oversight of construction. Fire company president David Chass said Round Hill has raised $1.25 million toward the project and warned that ceding control "puts us in a very difficult position." The committee also approved a $240,000 Nathaniel Witherell transfer, a Peterson Foundation-funded $110,000 Greenwich Library technician position, and $28,286.32 in "nip fee" waste-reduction grant funds.
TAG president Michael Miller told the panel replacement vehicles that once cost $50,000 to $60,000 now run $130,000 to $150,000, while insurance has topped $500,000 annually.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of June 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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