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Muskego finance committee OKs 2025–26 landscaping contract after debate over savings and mower purchase
Summary
The Muskego City Finance Committee voted to approve award of the 2025–26 Parks, Boulevards, Terraces and Facility Landscaping Services contract while committee members pressed staff for clearer savings estimates tied to an in‑house mowing plan and a $70,000 mower purchase.
The Muskego City Finance Committee voted March 25 to approve awarding the 2025–26 Parks, Boulevards, Terraces and Facility Landscaping Services contract, following a 20‑minute discussion about the contract’s reduced 2026 scope, expected savings and a planned $70,000 lawnmower purchase.
Committee members said they needed clearer numbers showing how much the city will save after shifting some mowing and other work in‑house. The discussion covered differences between bidders’ submissions, mulching schedules and where herbicide applications will be used on park playing surfaces.
Alderman Wolf pressed staff on whether bidders had accounted for a smaller scope in 2026. “I want to see some realistic saving numbers here,” Wolf said, noting he had asked at the previous meeting for figures showing savings from 2024 to the present and…
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