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City staff present prioritized list of drainage projects; street department recommends chipper purchase and warns staffing limits
Summary
The street department presented an eight‑project drainage list estimated at about $173,000, recommended purchasing a wood chipper to reduce recurring contractor costs, and said limited staff capacity will constrain how many projects can be completed this year.
Public Works and the Street Department briefed the Santa Fe City Council on May 8 with a prioritized set of drainage repair projects and a proposal to purchase a wood chipper to process tree and storm debris in‑house.
Street Supervisor Billy told council the city currently holds roughly 2,000 cubic yards of wood debris at the shop and that an outside contractor (Novus Wood Group) quoted $7.50 per cubic yard if the city delivers material to the contractor, and about $3.50 per cubic yard if the contractor comes to the city yard with a minimum hauled quantity. Billy said the department could probably accumulate the 8,000 cubic yards…
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