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Council reviews highway CIP: sidewalk machine trade, sweepers and road priorities
Summary
Public works staff presented equipment trade-in options, salt procurement practices and priorities for a $730,000 roads program; council discussed CIP balances and potential carryover to fund a skid steer and other equipment.
Town staff told the council the highway department is juggling equipment needs and road projects as capital plans are finalized. The public works Director (referred to in the workshop as Jay) said the town’s small Bobcat sidewalk machine has underperformed and staff have a $35,000 trade-in offer toward a larger skid steer that would cost about $70,000 total. “The Bobcat sidewalk machine has become kind of like a lemon…
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