BUCKFIELD — Selectmen on Tuesday approved the annual town meeting warrant, which includes an article for a new $1.2 million Fire and Rescue Station.

The board considered putting the article on a referendum ballot at the polls rather than voting on it at the open town meeting. However, they agreed with Town Clerk Cindy Dunn that it deserved to be discussed before residents voted on it, and therefore should be a part of the town meeting.

The meeting will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 15, at the high school.

There are several areas, such as summer roads and the Buckfield Rescue Department, where selectmen considered adding money but they stuck to their previous decision to let the residents increase funding if they so desire. Rescue Chief Lisa Buck has requested funds to provide $2 per hour for members on weekend standby duty when she has difficulty getting coverage.

Scott LaCluite, who works for United Ambulance Service, asked to address the selectmen. He said he often works with the Buckfield Rescue Department and wanted to praise them for the outstanding service to the town. He cited a recent case of cardiac arrest where, thanks to the fast and effective service provided by Buckfield Rescue, the patient is now home with his family and has celebrated another birthday.

Resident Judy Berg asked that the town put the dates of important RSU 10 budget meetings on the town website. Town Manager Dana Lee said he thought it was the school district’s responsibility to advertise the meetings as part of their public relations. Berg pointed out that parents and school employees know about these meetings but many taxpayers do not.

A districtwide budget meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. May 30 at Mountain Valley High School in Rumford. A validation referendum is scheduled June 11.

Selectmen decided to take $3,415 from the emergency contingency fund for the mold problem in the old Fire and Rescue building, rather than taking it from the Fire and Rescue Reserve accounts.

This fund had been previously tapped to pay for mold remediation in the Zadoc Long Free Library.

Selectmen agreed to spend $276 per year on earthquake insurance. The million-dollar policy has a $25,000 deductible for earthquake damage.