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Council approved new stump grinder and chipper for urban forestry, commission says
Summary
Commission members reported that the city council approved purchase orders for a new stump grinder and a new chipper; the stump grinder will replace a 24-year-old machine and the new chipper will be used as the primary unit with the existing chipper retained as a backup.
Commission members reported that the city council approved new purchase orders for a stump grinder and a chipper intended for the urban forestry fleet.
Staff said the stump grinder being replaced is 24 years old; the new unit will be a self-propelled, remote-control machine on tracks. The older grinder will be traded in and the new grinder will serve as a single-purpose stump grinder. The new chipper will become the primary unit while the existing chipper will be retained as a backup.
Commissioners described the purchases as an improvement to the crew—s maintenance capacity and noted that securing the equipment followed multiple years of requests. No dollar amounts or vendor names were provided during the discussion.
