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A town needs two heavy trucks
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2013-06-19
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Because of ongoing budget constraints, Lewisboro’s fleet of heavy trucks is down from 12 to 10, and two of those are in either unusable or very poor condition.
Town Highway Superintendent Peter Ripperger came to last week’s Town Board meeting to discuss the need to purchase new trucks to replace the two vehicles, both of which are well over two decades old.
“Our heavy truck is done and the other is on its last legs,” he said. “I believe we are now putting good money after bad for repairs and need to get replacements.”
The heavy-duty trucks in question are not cheap, costing $195,000 each to acquire.
“One of the heavy trucks cannot be used at all because it failed inspection,” Mr. Ripperger said. “The cost of repairs on the
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Mr. Ripperger said he needed a full fleet of 10 trucks for snow removal and salting of roads.“Our routes have already been reduced from 12 to 10,” he said. “This means it takes longer to reach some of the smaller roads. Some people might have to wait to get out in the morning after a snow.”
Town Board members agreed there is a need to purchase at least one new heavy truck, but questioned the need for a second. But because the second heavy truck still on the road could fail at any time and couldn’t be replaced for five months, the board members seemed inclined to purchase a second new heavy truck after they review information to be provided by Mr. Ripperger on projected costs of repairs.
“If we can predict and then review likely repair costs, we can decide if buying a second new truck would result in significant savings,” Mr. Parsons told The Ledger.
Mr. Ripperger will provide the required repair numbers and the board will discuss the matter again at an upcoming meeting. |
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