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Jackson officials outline $1.3 million public-works equipment purchase for blight, disaster response

Jackson City Council Public Works Committee · February 5, 2026
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Summary

City staff presented a $1.3 million equipment request including a roll-off truck, larger gooseneck dump trailers, a portable water tank for dust control and a fuel truck; orders are expected to begin next week and staff said training and covered storage remain to be arranged.

At a Jackson City Council Public Works Committee meeting, Lorenzo Anderson, public works director, and James Caldwell, deputy director of public works, presented a staff-compiled equipment list that totals $1,300,000 and is intended for blight control, demolition debris removal and disaster response.

"This is basically the blight equipment," James Caldwell said, explaining additions that include an upsized roll-off…

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