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Fort Thomas budgets for fleet replacements and adds grant-funded street projects
Summary
Staff proposed $165,500 in garage capital for two pickup trucks, a bobcat and trailer and outlined expanded crack-seal work and personnel to sustain street improvements; the city also reported roughly $782,000 in CPP and OKI grants for planned street projects.
Fort Thomas staff proposed capital spending to replace aging public-works vehicles and outlined street-repair plans supported by recent grants.
Staff said a $165,500 capital request would fund major garage purchases including two pickup trucks (about $50,000 each), a bobcat and a trailer to replace vehicles dating from the early 2000s that are rusted and no longer reliable.
"Those pickup trucks would be replacement trucks for existing ones that we have now," staff said, noting the current 2002 and 2004 vehicles are in poor condition. Replaced vehicles that retain value will be declared surplus and auctioned; genuinely condemned items may be discarded.
On streets, staff requested additional funds for crack sealing and maintenance supplies to extend pavement life, and cited efficiencies when grouping streets together for project bids. The city also reported securing approximately $782,000 in CPP and OKI grants for planned projects on Dixie, Sadi, Hartwig and North Fort Thomas Avenue and added $91,300 for associated engineering fees and a 10% contingency.
Council discussed Riverside as a near-term candidate for grouping with other nearby streets but heard utility coordination and project grouping will determine the schedule.
Staff will return with procurement and surplus-auction details and recommended streets to add if council wishes to expand the program.
