Council approves $100,000 toward a new street department plow truck, with a state grant covering part of the cost
Who it touches: If you rely on the city to plow your street this winter, the department says it's currently short a truck — the broken one is still sitting with a plow, sand, and salt attached.
The council approved transferring $100,000 from the casino budget to help the street department buy a new plow truck, after the engine on its current truck failed.
The total cost is expected to run $240,000 to $260,000, with the rest coming from the street department's own equipment budget and an estimated $65,000 reimbursement through the state's Diesel Wise grant program for retiring the old vehicle.
Sources
- Item introduced, 53:090:53:09 (53 minutes 9 seconds)
- Current truck's engine failed, 54:050:54:05 (54 minutes 5 seconds)
- Total cost and Diesel Wise grant reimbursement, 55:060:55:06 (55 minutes 6 seconds)
- Department is down a truck for winter plowing, 55:380:55:38 (55 minutes 38 seconds)
- Vote to approve, 57:490:57:49 (57 minutes 49 seconds)
Outcome
Passed on a voice vote
Passed on a voice vote.
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