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Delaware City expands refuse fleet, buys grapple truck and flags need for larger fleet facility
Summary
Public works described a new $237,000 grapple truck now in service, a full conversion to automated refuse trucks over the CIP, equipment replacements and a planned fleet facility expansion to add service bays to support the city’s 400+ vehicles.
Public Works Director Bill Ferino told the Finance Committee that the department has put recent and planned equipment purchases into the capital plan to improve efficiency and safety, and that a facility expansion is a near‑term priority to service a growing fleet.
Ferino said the city received a grapple truck this year — “a $237,000 piece of equipment” — that can pick up heavy bulk items and was deployed immediately after a recent storm to clear road debris. He said the grapple greatly reduces manual lifting and increases collection capacity for bulky items such as…
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