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DPW asks ESU committee to consider reallocating vehicle funds to buy used excavator and newer street sweeper
Summary
Kankakee DPW staff asked Sept. 15 that previously budgeted funds for a new dump truck be reallocated to purchase a used excavator, a better street sweeper and to cover repairs for aging equipment, citing stalled operations for brush and demolition work.
Kankakee City public works officials told the Environmental Services Utility Board on Sept. 15 they want to reallocate funds planned for a new dump truck to address more urgent equipment failures, including two aging excavators that have left brush removal and small demolitions at a standstill.
The change would keep the previously budgeted four used dump trucks but push off buying a new fifth truck in order to buy a used excavator (estimated around $95,000 delivered), pursue a newer street sweeper through trade‑in and possibly acquire an…
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