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Decatur City considers $498,640 jaw crusher to recycle concrete at landfill
Summary
Landfill staff proposed buying a KeyStrak jaw crusher to crush concrete for reuse on-site, saying the machine would cut landfill volume and reduce rock purchases; purchase would be paid from the landfill fund.
Decatur City staff on Monday presented a proposal to buy a KeyStrak jaw crusher for $498,640 to process concrete and other demolition material at the city landfill.
Wanda Tiley, landfill and recycling supervisor, told the City Council work session that contractors have asked to dispose of soil, vegetative debris and concrete, and that burying concrete “is just not an option” if the city wants the landfill to remain viable. Sean McGeary of CrusherWorks described the KeyStrak jaw crusher as a low‑fuel, low‑maintenance machine with a non‑stop system that can pass metal and remove rebar with an overband magnet.
Tiley said the crusher would allow the city to reuse crushed concrete on site for road and base material and to reduce purchases of crushed rock. “Because concrete is reducible and reusable, and I hope to kill that line item for rock. That's the whole point of this. It's $26 instead of $30 a ton, it'd be $26 a ton,” she said. The presentation included vendor information on parts support and service availability; CrusherWorks said it maintains parts stocks and a fleet of service technicians.
City leaders asked whether the purchase was budgeted. Finance staff and Tiley said the acquisition would be paid from the landfill fund; Tiley said the purchase was “not budgeted” in the general fund and that the landfill's revenues create the fund used for the acquisition. A council member asked about the procurement timeline and payment terms; the vendor representative said the purchase would be direct and the city would pay the investment cost.
The crusher was presented as a way to lower landfill volume, cut future rock purchases and create on‑site base material for city projects. Council members were shown machine specifications and service arrangements; staff said they had researched comparable operations in Huntsville.
Action listed on the meeting agenda as Resolution 25038 reads: “Approve purchase of KeyStrak jaw crusher for landfill” with an indicated price of $498,640 and payment source listed as the landfill fund. The transcript does not record a vote tally or final action outcome for Resolution 25038.
Tiley and CrusherWorks answered technical and operational questions during the briefing; council members said they wanted the item explained because the agenda package lacked detail.
The council advanced other business after the presentation; any formal approval or next steps on the crusher purchase were not recorded in the transcript excerpt.
