LYNDEBOROUGH – The Board of Selectmen decided not to endorse Wilton’s proposal to move the ambulance service from their current home on Route 31 north to the Wilton Fire Station until they have more detailed information.

They said they could not “reach a conclusion” because code compliance cited by (insurance carrier) Primex was not completed, and their questions to the Wilton Board of Selectmen had not been fully answered.

The bpard agreed to “re-evaluate the question after receiving word of code compliance.”

At the board’s regular meeting on Wednesday, July 28, Town Administrator Russ Roland said he had talked with Wilton town administrator, Paul Branscomb, about the proposed move.

Selectman Mark Chamberlain said he had several concerns. The estimates for adapting the fire sta-tion included only estimates for the ambulance part, not the fire department. He also questioned “drive times” from the fire station.

The proposal includes “splitting the costs 50/50 between the ambulance and the fire department,” which means, he said, Lyndeborough and Greenfield would be subsidizing the Wilton Fire De-partment and they both have their own fire stations.

Chairman Fred Douglas agreed. “There is no cost estimate for Lyndeborough. If this comes to frui-tion, how is it going to be paid for? There is no money in this year’s budget.”

He also questioned the need for an ambulance director. “If the ambulance moves under the auspices of the fire department, it is redundant to have an ambulance director. Her position could be filled by the fire captain for “big savings.”

A lengthy email from Greenfield’s town administer Aaron Pratt was read, in which he substantially agreed with Douglas.

Chamberlain added, “They haven’t done enough homework for us to give them our blessing. We don’t have costs or where the money is coming from, and we have to wait for next year’s budget.”

Fire Chief Brian Smith also questioned some of the response times. “It’s a good location for us where it is.”

He also noted condition of the current building as a reason for the move and said the building “had been neglected, it should have been done years ago.”

The board agreed that the other towns “subsidizing the Wilton Fire Department” wasn’t fair to them. They said they wanted “more details.”