Star Valley Ranch council backs $26,000 leak‑detection purchase while weighing costly VAC truck option

The Star Valley Ranch Town Council weighed whether to buy a sonar-based leak-detection system this year or hold out for a used VAC (vacuum) truck, ultimately keeping the leak-detection purchase in the draft budget. Administrator (speaker 5) told the council the town had budgeted $50,000 for leak detection and related equipment and that staff had already ordered a high-end sonar unit: "We we budgeted $50,000 this budget year for leak detection, equipment, and we purchased a sonar unit." The same presenter later noted the package cost, saying it "will come in just under 26,000 for, a tablet, the equipment, and training."