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Assembly Finance Committee hears ordinance to appropriate $720,000 from solid waste enterprise fund for new landfill dozer
Summary
The committee received a staff report on an ordinance to appropriate $720,000 from the Solid Waste Disposal Enterprise Fund to purchase a Caterpillar D6 landfill dozer via Sourcewell; solid waste manager said a new D6 is less expensive than rebuilding the existing machine, and the enterprise fund balance can cover the purchase.
The Assembly Finance Committee on April 3 heard a staff report and questions on an ordinance (6A) that would amend the current budget to appropriate $720,000 from the Solid Waste Disposal Enterprise Fund to the solid waste project fund for the purchase of a landfill track-type dozer.
Craig Jordan, Solid Waste Manager for the borough, told the committee the landfill relies on heavy equipment for daily operations and that the current medium-sized Caterpillar D6 has about 9,000 hours and will exceed its useful replacement time within…
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