Street department lists major equipment requests; council asks for maintenance cost estimates

Street Superintendent Bill Whitesell presented the Street Department's FY2020 equipment requests and discussed short- and long-term department goals. Major items listed included a snowblower loader, Bobcat utility vehicle, PJ trailer, Bobcat lawnmower, an Oshkosh snowplow truck, an Elgin street sweeper, a Ford pickup truck, a John Deere loader and various snowplows.

Mayor Peter M. Hendricks asked Whitesell to provide the yearly upkeep costs for those vehicles so the council could weigh purchase versus maintenance trade-offs; Whitesell agreed to supply the requested figures for the July 8 meeting. The transcript does not include the annual upkeep figures.