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Peculiar shifts strategy for street repairs, approves in‑house equipment purchases
Summary
The Peculiar Board of Aldermen approved budget amendments to prioritize in‑town street repairs, expand brine capacity and buy a $76,000 mini PaveJet paver and a road‑groom implement to reduce outsourcing costs and speed pothole repairs.
The Peculiar Board of Aldermen approved a resolution on Oct. 20 that reallocates capital funds so the city can accelerate street repairs and purchase equipment to do more work in house.
Public works staff recommended beginning repairs on Summerskill, Maverick Circle and Sivley next week using funds identified in last year’s budget, then continuing with Canaccord, Bradley Parkway and Centennial as weather permits. Staff said keeping the contractor Tandem in town to finish some work is part of the near‑term plan, while city crews will perform additional repairs to save money.
Public works presenter Tony Sali told the board staff will notify residents directly: “C k Smith is gonna be putting out notices and flyers and door hangers to all the folks that'll be seeing the road repairs in front of their homes” before work begins.
To reduce outsourcing, the board approved reallocating roughly $147,000 originally slated to buy a new truck toward a complete overhaul of existing Ford trucks, and creating a CIP project (ending in 009) to buy a road‑groom implement for gravel road and trail maintenance. The board also approved using $76,000 to buy a mini PaveJet hot‑mix paver, which Sali said will allow crews to patch roads in‑house and speed post‑repair restoration: “This machine … will allow us to patch our roads with hot mix anywhere from 6 inch wide paths up to 6 feet, in house, saving us an immense amount of money on outsourcing.”
Sali also described the city’s brine program. The city currently has about 3,000 gallons of above‑ground brine storage and plans to produce brine before snow events and expand capacity over time. On environmental concerns, Sali said brine is “only water and salt” and acknowledged that, if leaked, it can affect vegetation as it flows to outfalls; staff said the tanks are not intended to be kept in service year‑round and will be stored when not in use.
The board approved the budget/CIP amendment as amended to correct a project number. The resolution (2025‑61) passed by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will schedule the street repairs, distribute resident notices and begin procurement and training for the new equipment in the spring when asphalt plants re‑open.
