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Wayne County committee approves extension for stormwater vendor; staff says crews have cleaned more than 6,000 catch basins
Summary
The county approved an amendment to continue contracting with Duke's Root Control for catch-basin cleaning and related stormwater services; staff said crews have cleaned "over 6,000" catch basins since September and said work is prioritized by service requests.
Wayne County commissioners approved an amendment to extend a multi-year contract with Duke's Root Control to continue catch-basin cleanouts, jetting, blockage removal and disposal of nonhazardous sludge to a state-approved facility. The amendment maintains the county's ongoing stormwater maintenance program as part of flood-mitigation work.
A county staff presenter told the committee the vendor and crews have “cleaned over 6,000 catch basins” since the program began Sept. 1 and said service locations are prioritized based on service requests (SRs) from residents. Commissioners asked how service areas are chosen and whether multiple vendors are being used; staff said several vendors are in the field and locations are broken down by complaint volume.
The contract amendment was placed on an omnibus motion to approve items 2 through 9 and the motion carried. The county said the work includes mapping catch-basin locations using GIS coordinates to improve tracking and planning. No specific contract dollar amounts were read into the record during the committee discussion.
Commissioners framed the contract as part of a larger effort to reduce localized flooding and emphasized continued monitoring and contractor coordination. The committee recorded no roll-call vote totals in the transcript; the chair announced the motion carried.
