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Council authorizes city manager to finalize financing for asphalt "zipper" to speed road repairs
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution to finance an asphalt reclamation machine ("zipper") with a five-year payment plan and delegated authority to the city manager to finalize terms if interest and costs were the same or lower; council also instructed staff to seek combined financing with an approved loader purchase to lower rates.
Alpine City Council on May 6 approved a resolution to finance an asphalt reclamation machine commonly referred to as a "zipper," authorizing five annual payments of $78,618.37 and granting the city manager authority to finalize financing if the final terms matched or improved the proposal the city reviewed.
The council vote followed staff presentations and public discussion about the zipper's performance during a prior demonstration. Councilmember Stevens described the…
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