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Council hears $400,000 HVAC request, $336,000 street sweeper and other public-works capital needs
Summary
Public works presented capital asks including $400,000 to replace aging village-hall HVAC, a $336,000 street sweeper, a $160,000 sign truck, and a $47,800 lift; staff said some costs could be offset by rebates or shared funding but many are prioritized as restorative needs.
Public-works leadership outlined several high-cost capital needs during the Feb. 2 Ridgewood budget session, flagging long-deferred maintenance and equipment replacement as drivers of the department’s largest budget requests.
Rich Charlton described village-hall HVAC units that are more than two decades old and recommended a $400,000 capital appropriation to replace failing systems; he said he built an operating contingency if…
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