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Smithville staff propose ending contracted snow removal, request budget amendment to outfit parks crews
Summary
City staff urged moving snow removal fully in‑house, equipping parks and recreation trucks with plows and spreaders and buying larger "pusher box" capability; staff estimated equipment costs at about $60,000–$75,000 and said a budget amendment would be needed before fall training.
City staff recommended ending routine contracted snow removal and bringing the work in‑house to improve reliability and coordination.
The streets and parks divisions presented a plan to outfit three parks and recreation units with plows and salt spreaders and to train additional operators so the city can respond with a single coordinated crew during winter events.…
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