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Temple Terrace public works receives training on sandbag machine that fills 1,200 bags an hour
Summary
Jason Wernfels, public works director for the City of Temple Terrace, said the city received manufacturer training on a new sandbag machine that can fill up to 1,200 bags an hour; officials said the device will free staff to focus on other hurricane-related tasks. No vendor, cost, or deployment schedule was specified.
At a City of Temple Terrace meeting, Jason Wernfels, the city's public works director, said the city received manufacturer training on a new sandbag machine that can fill up to 1,200 bags an hour.
Wernfels said the training was provided by the equipment manufacturer and described the machine as a tool to speed production during storms. “This machine is especially important during hurricane season as it fills up to 1,200 bags an hour,” Wernfels said. He added that the device “will free up the other staff to attend to hurricane related items.”
The remarks focused on operational capacity and storm readiness; Wernfels did not provide details in the recorded remarks about the machine's vendor, purchase price, funding source, or an expected deployment schedule. There was no formal action, vote, or motion recorded in the transcript regarding the machine.
The training comment appeared as part of the public works update. City officials presented the information as an operational improvement intended to increase sandbag production and allow staff to concentrate on other hurricane-response tasks during severe-weather events.
The City of Temple Terrace did not specify in the remarks whether the new equipment replaces existing machinery or supplements current capacity, nor did it state how or when the machine will be used in the field.
