July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
City buys trash truck (12/21/07)
Portland Board of Works
By By RACHELLE HAUGHN-
A 5-year-old city trash truck with worn out switches and a failing hydraulic pump will soon be replaced.
Members of a local board have voted to purchase a new trash truck for the city.
The new Loadal truck will be purchased from Best Equipment at a cost of $180,428. It will be paid for in three annual payments of $62,990.94. The price reflects a trade-in value of $6,500 for the city's old truck.
Jeff Harker, street and park department superintendent, told Portland Board of Works members that the truck that will be traded in has electrical problems and the pump has been replaced twice. The pump runs the compacter that mashes the trash.
Harker said this morning, he only got one quote for the truck because Best Equipment is the sole Indiana distributor of Loadal trucks.
Delivery is expected to take 60 to 90 days.
Board members also voted to purchase a salt bed for a new salt truck.
The bed will be purchased from Northern Equipment, Plymouth, at a cost of $10,361. Board members voted in November to purchase a new cab and chassis for a salt truck.
In other business Thursday, board members voted to hire an Indianapolis consultant to review Portland Municipal Airport's budget.
Greg Guerrettaz of Financial Solutions Group Inc. will do the work for no more than $2,500. Bruce Hosier, mayor of Portland, said Guerrettaz also will make sure the airport is being run efficiently, review existing agreements and look for ways to bring more income to the airport.
"We feel like this is a contract that we need to enter into," Hosier told the board.
Also Thursday, board members:
•Approved two requests to tap into the city's sewer system.
One request was for Holiday Inn Express, which is being constructed along West Votaw Street, and the other is for a house owned by Dale Moyer, 1933 West Tyson Road.
In voting to allow Holiday Inn to tap in, board members also agreed to not annex the property for three years. After that time, Holiday Inn officials would waive their rights to remonstrate against future annexations.
Properties located within the 4-mile radius outside the city limits are permitted to tap into the city's sewage system with permission from the board.
•Approved three leak adjustment requests.
The requests were made by Blaine Zimmerman, 606 W. Walnut St., Thelma Winkle, 408 S. Vine St., and Bill Enyart, 441 E. Seventh St.
The sewage portions of the bills will be adjusted down to a three-month average prior to the leaks.
•Accepted a bid from Village Pantry to provide gasoline for city vehicles in 2008.
•Heard Hosier thank board member Dolphus Stephens for his time on the board of works.
Stephens, the city council representative on the board, did not seek re-election this year. Councilman Bill Gibson has been appointed by the mayor to take his place on the board.[[In-content Ad]]
Members of a local board have voted to purchase a new trash truck for the city.
The new Loadal truck will be purchased from Best Equipment at a cost of $180,428. It will be paid for in three annual payments of $62,990.94. The price reflects a trade-in value of $6,500 for the city's old truck.
Jeff Harker, street and park department superintendent, told Portland Board of Works members that the truck that will be traded in has electrical problems and the pump has been replaced twice. The pump runs the compacter that mashes the trash.
Harker said this morning, he only got one quote for the truck because Best Equipment is the sole Indiana distributor of Loadal trucks.
Delivery is expected to take 60 to 90 days.
Board members also voted to purchase a salt bed for a new salt truck.
The bed will be purchased from Northern Equipment, Plymouth, at a cost of $10,361. Board members voted in November to purchase a new cab and chassis for a salt truck.
In other business Thursday, board members voted to hire an Indianapolis consultant to review Portland Municipal Airport's budget.
Greg Guerrettaz of Financial Solutions Group Inc. will do the work for no more than $2,500. Bruce Hosier, mayor of Portland, said Guerrettaz also will make sure the airport is being run efficiently, review existing agreements and look for ways to bring more income to the airport.
"We feel like this is a contract that we need to enter into," Hosier told the board.
Also Thursday, board members:
•Approved two requests to tap into the city's sewer system.
One request was for Holiday Inn Express, which is being constructed along West Votaw Street, and the other is for a house owned by Dale Moyer, 1933 West Tyson Road.
In voting to allow Holiday Inn to tap in, board members also agreed to not annex the property for three years. After that time, Holiday Inn officials would waive their rights to remonstrate against future annexations.
Properties located within the 4-mile radius outside the city limits are permitted to tap into the city's sewage system with permission from the board.
•Approved three leak adjustment requests.
The requests were made by Blaine Zimmerman, 606 W. Walnut St., Thelma Winkle, 408 S. Vine St., and Bill Enyart, 441 E. Seventh St.
The sewage portions of the bills will be adjusted down to a three-month average prior to the leaks.
•Accepted a bid from Village Pantry to provide gasoline for city vehicles in 2008.
•Heard Hosier thank board member Dolphus Stephens for his time on the board of works.
Stephens, the city council representative on the board, did not seek re-election this year. Councilman Bill Gibson has been appointed by the mayor to take his place on the board.[[In-content Ad]]
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