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Monroe County council hears requests to shift highway/stormwater personnel and buy a new street sweeper
Summary
Highway and stormwater officials told the council they plan a $450,000 street‑sweeper purchase, asked to move personnel accounting among funds to protect paving activity, and noted uncertainty in future Community Crossing grant funding.
Monroe County highway and stormwater officials presented their 2026 budget requests Aug. 26 and asked the County Council to consider a set of fund and personnel accounting changes that officials said will preserve paving capacity as state grant programs change.
Stormwater Director Lisa Ridge told councilors the department requested $2,725,520 across personnel, supplies, services and capital and proposed a $450,000 capital purchase to replace a street sweeper last bought in 2013. Ridge said the sweeper is the department’s largest single capital ask and that the current machine is at the end of its useful…
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