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DPW outlines new plows, brine strategy and plans for additional salt storage
Summary
DPW Director Pat Cusick told council the department has added trucks and attachments, is expanding use of a brine pre‑treatment truck, and is pursuing a second or satellite salt shed after the recent major storm; council asked for grant, capacity and cost details.
DPW Director Pat Cusick told the city caucus that the department has taken delivery of new equipment intended to strengthen winter operations, including a full‑size Freightliner garbage truck, an inbound street sweeper that does not require water, two dump trucks due in late April/early May, and two snow boxes (a 16‑foot and a 12‑foot) that attach to front loaders and backhoes for plowing.
Cusick said the two incoming dump trucks will increase the number of plow‑capable trucks from 18 to about 20. He declined to state the precise tonnage for the new garbage truck on the spot and said he would confirm the exact capacity rather than risk misquoting.
On salt and pre‑treatment strategy, Cusick…
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