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Public works tests street sweeper as council considers purchase
Summary
Public works demonstrated a street-sweeper and plans to host two more vendor demos; estimated purchase range cited at $90,000'160,000, and the town discussed potential fee-for-service sweeping for other jurisdictions.
Public works reported a demonstration of a state-of-the-art street sweeper and said additional vendors will be invited for follow-up demonstrations and pricing. The committee described the unit's capabilities and estimated purchase prices ranging from about $90,000 to $160,000, and discussed the possibility of sweeping for other towns as a revenue source.
"This thing it doesn't just, like, blow it somewhere else... It has a 1 cubic yard capacity..." the public-works representative said after the demonstration, adding that the town would continue vendor testing to compare machines and pricing. Council members noted potential revenue opportunities if the town could sweep other municipalities and emphasized stepwise testing before committing to a purchase.
