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Seymour council authorizes purchase of replacement bucket truck after Unit 70 failures
Summary
Following repeated mechanical failures of utility Unit 70, the council authorized trading in the old unit and approved purchasing an AT Rex TL 48 bucket truck (approx. $260,000), subject to final deal paperwork; council cited utility‑fund capacity and need to maintain two working trucks.
Seymour city staff told the council one of the electric department’s bucket trucks (Unit 70) has experienced repeated mechanical failures and is now largely unusable. John Joyce, who introduced himself to the council as the electric department supervisor, described persistent problems and said local mechanics have declined to continue repairs.
"It's a lemon," Joyce said of the unit as staff outlined repair history and…
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