Ann Arbor Acts on Core Equipment
Items related to equipment essential for core services have received approval by the Ann Arbor city council. That equipment includes a combination sewer truck, a hydraulic excavator, a garbage truck, two vans, a wood chipper, and a firefighter training unit. Votes on the equipment came at the council’s Feb. 18, 2014 meeting.
Two pieces of equipment authorized for purchase by the council are used in the repair of water main breaks, which have increased in frequency in recent weeks as the ground moves due to deeper and deeper penetration of frost.
Here’s a sampling of recent water main breaks – from alerts the city of Ann Arbor has sent out:
- Jan. 15: West Madison between Fourth and Fifth
- Jan. 22: Devonshire between Washtenaw and … [Full Story]