Council approves $8,146 sweeper attachment as stopgap while towns explore sharing or replacement
Council approved purchase of a sweeper-edger attachment for the city's Bobcat at $8,146.12 as an interim solution while the 25-year-old Pelican sweeper nears the end of its useful life and staff explore sharing arrangements or future replacement.
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Public Works staff described a multi-pronged approach to street sweeping: sharing a Pelican sweeper regionally, renting service, buying a truck-mounted sweeper, or purchasing a Bobcat attachment as a stopgap. "For $8,000, we can get a sweeper with an edger attachment that works on our Bobcat," a staff speaker said, adding the attachment will address problem areas and intersections until a longer-term strategy is decided.
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