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Merrillville council hears stormwater upgrades, $462,602 jet-vac purchase and Hendricks Street drainage plan
Summary
Stormwater manager reported the town is buying a jet-vac truck using Sourcewell pricing, trading in an older unit, and paid $82,236.81 from the stormwater fund for a full drainage analysis of Hendricks Street; several drainage projects are advancing to construction.
The Town of Merrillville council on an evening meeting received multiple stormwater updates, including a $462,602 purchase of a new jet-vac truck and a completed drainage analysis for Hendricks Street paid from the town’s stormwater fund.
Stormwater manager Matt Lake told the council the jet-vac purchase will be run through Sourcewell and that the town secured a $130,000 trade-in allowance on the existing truck. “The amount was $462,602,” Lake said, and “we got a trade in of a $130,000 for…
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