SYRACUSE - A broken water main in Syracuse, which was responsible for losing 250,000 gallons of water a day, has been repaired, Syracuse Town Council was told Tuesday.

The water main was located on Dolan and Main Street beneath 5 feet of concrete.

The Syracuse Public Works received a permit application to beautify the corner of North Huntington Street and Ind. 13.

The corner belongs to the state of Indiana, but the permit will allow Syracuse the right to clean it up. The Garden Club is planning to plant shrubbery and other vegetation.

Syracuse Fire Department was approved to purchase a new fire truck. The cost will be less than $24,000.

A hole was found in the tank of one of the pumper trucks and it must be replaced at a cost of $8,000.

While the truck is waiting for the part to come in, it will have its tires replaced at a cost of $1,374.64. The pumper truck is 18 years old.

Council approved the construction of sidewalks for Lakeside Park. The parks department will pay for $500 of the $2,500 project, and the remainder of the bill will be footed by the street department's curbs and sidewalks fund.

Syracuse will soon take bids on waste removal. Waste Management's contract has expired and the town will seek a new contract, preferably a one-year contract with a two-year additional option.

For more information, call the Syracuse clerk-treasurer's office.

Curbside pickup of yard waste will be on Tuesdays in Syracuse. Yard waste collected should be placed near the edge of the road and not put in bags.

The yard waste will be picked up by the new leaf vacuuming machine. [[In-content Ad]]