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Manager reports emergency pump replacement and large tank-maintenance cost; board approves budget amendment
Summary
Robbins manager Jeremy said two pumps were replaced after blades were badly damaged at Shields Woods pump station and requested a supplemental budget amendment (~$47,000) for the emergency and to enroll in a maintenance plan that he said could cost about $200,000 per year; the board voted to carry the amendment.
Jeremy, Robbins’ town manager, told the board an emergency at the Shields Woods pump station required buying two replacement pumps after technicians pulled a pump and found the blades badly damaged. "Once they pulled it up and all the blades were chopped, I didn't feel confident," he said, describing the need for the immediate purchase.
Jeremy asked the board to approve a budget amendment to cover the emergency repairs and related tank maintenance. He said the town’s prior maintenance arrangement lapsed and the vendor offered a one-time catch-up or a renewed maintenance plan; Jeremy said the immediate additional request was about $47,000 and that a full annual maintenance plan could be approximately $200,000 per year, figures he described as the company’s current pricing compared with historical costs.
Board members and staff clarified that the $47,000 figure represented supplemental costs to address the immediate shortfall and that the town planned to spread or phase out larger capital expenses when feasible. The motion to approve the amendment was made and the board carried the item on voice vote (roll-call tally not recorded in the transcript).
Why it matters: The emergency purchase and the potential scale of a recurring maintenance contract have budget implications for the water/sewer fund, which the manager said had run at a deficit in recent months.
