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County engineering proposes buying sweepers and Vactors with Monsanto settlement funds to cut rental costs
Summary
Spokane County staff recommended using $2 million awarded from the Monsanto Part B settlement to purchase street sweepers and Vactor trucks, arguing equipment purchase would pay back rental costs in roughly 4–5 years and free road funds for other uses; staff said outfall projects still qualify for Ecology grants.
Spokane County engineering staff told commissioners on June 17 that the county has received $2 million from a portion of the Monsanto Part B settlement and proposed buying street sweepers and Vactor (vacuum) trucks to replace expensive rentals and to expand stormwater maintenance capacity.
"We currently spend quite a bit of money renting sweepers and Vactors—$76,000 and $145,000 a year respectively," the county—s stormwater presenter said. Staff said purchasing the equipment would produce an estimated five‑year payback…
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