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Council accepts $1.585 million DEQ On-Road 2 grant to replace diesel engines in municipal fleet
Summary
Midwest City accepted $1,585,004.08 in Volkswagen/DEQ funds to replace seven eligible diesel engines in its fleet; the program requires destruction of old engines, a point some councilmembers found emotionally difficult but staff said necessary to remove high-emitting equipment from service.
The council approved acceptance of an On-Road 2 program award administered by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, totaling $1,585,004.08 to replace eligible diesel vehicle engines in the municipal fleet. Staff said the program covers replacement of seven pieces of equipment and requires scrapping or irreversible disablement of the replaced engines per program rules.
Council discussion focused on the environmental goals of the program and the emotional difficulty of destroying long-serving municipal equipment. Fleet manager Craig Davis was mentioned in the record as having reservations about destroying durable older engines, and council members noted the practical benefits of upgrading high-emission equipment with grant funds. The item was approved by council without a city match, and the municipal authority approved parallel action on its docket.
Contract awards tied to grant work (Brewer Construction for Starview service-line connections) were handled by the Municipal Authority in the same meeting and were approved.
