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Public Works details stormwater repairs, new equipment and GIS mapping as part of 2026 budget

Scranton council · November 19, 2025
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DPW representative Pat Cusick told council the department completed 15 in-house stormwater projects, replaced 735 linear feet of curbing and wants a new supervisor, a dry-vac street sweeper and continued GIS/utility coordination funded in next year’s budget.

Pat Cusick, speaking for the Department of Public Works, described a busy 2025 for stormwater and street work and outlined capital and staffing requests for 2026.

Cusick said DPW completed 15 stormwater projects in-house after “18 solid weeks of rain events” and replaced “735, linear feet of curbing” to reduce flooding impacts near residents. He detailed a range of equipment investments: a new salt shed (reported capacity 1,300 tons), two new garbage trucks, trailers for flood…

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