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Middletown authorizes up to $15,000 transfer for garbage truck repairs, board urges citywide maintenance tracking

6016456 · October 22, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a transfer of funds to repair a 2017 garbage truck and members urged starting a citywide vehicle maintenance tracking system after members raised concerns that recent repairs appeared to be reactive rather than preventive.

The Board of Estimate and Apportionment authorized a transfer within a department budget of $15,000 to cover unforeseen repairs to a 2017 Ford garbage truck, including oil-pan and injector-seal repairs and an alignment after new tires.

The presiding officer introduced the item, saying the transfer covered “an unforeseen repair to the 2017 Ford garbage truck” and citing prior repair work described in the…

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