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Millis finance committee reviews $90,369 request to replace DPW unit 11
Summary
Public works officials told the Finance Committee they will seek town meeting approval to buy a replacement utility truck (unit 11) that the department said is past its useful life; the vehicle would be split across four departmental funds.
The Town of Millis Finance Committee on Sept. 24 heard a request from public works staff to place a capital article on the November town meeting warrant to replace “unit 11,” a 2013 utility truck used across divisions.
Jim McKay, presenting on behalf of the Department of Public Works, said the vehicle is past its expected replacement age and is on the department’s capital list. “It’s a 2013 dump body…we usually put a 10 year life expectancy on most of our smaller vehicles,” McKay said,…
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