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Department of Public Works asks Hartford committee to back $10 million lease bond to replace aging fleet
Summary
Director Hayes told the Management, Budget, and Government Accountability Committee that much of the city's public-works fleet is past its useful life and asked council support for a lease bond and bonding package; he estimated a $4.8 million annual replacement pace and said a $10 million lease bond would provide roughly $5 million in year one.
Director Hayes, the city's Department of Public Works director, told the Management, Budget, and Government Accountability Committee on the night's agenda that much of the department's equipment is failing and that the department needs council support to replenish vehicles and heavy equipment. "Currently, our heavy plow units, 86% of them are past their useful life," Hayes said.
Hayes said the administration and counsel have already contributed funding and labor agreements that helped secure $2,500,000 toward DPW equipment, but that storms and mechanical failures exposed the department's vulnerabilities. He described recent operational…
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