HOULTON, Maine — Town Councilors approved a request to transfer $5,000 from the municipal surplus account to repair the Parks and Recreation Department’s truck frame and purchase a new snow plow system.
Marie Carmichael, director of the department, made the request at a council meeting last month.
She noted that over the years, the frame of the plow had been repaired multiple times to keep it in workable condition. Currently, employees are using a 7-foot 6-inch 2010 plow on the F250 truck and are struggling to keep it functioning. It is in need of repairs again, but so is the truck frame.
Carmichael requested not only the repair to the truck frame, but also a new plow system. She said that the new plow would be bigger, thus more efficient and not so hard on the truck. The item was in the town’s 2020 capital improvement request.
Carmichael said that the new plow and the frame itself would be sufficient at this time.
She attached the estimates for the new plow system, which included repairs to the truck frame and installation of the new 8-foot 6-inch system.
All of the estimates came in at approximately $5,000.
Councilors voted unanimously to approve the request.
They also voted to accept the unencumbered donation of $461.75 from Sue Tortello to be used at the town manager’s discretion.
