North Webster Town Council Approves Utility Truck Purchase, Two Road Closures
February 20, 2024 at 10:54 p.m.
NORTH WEBSTER – The North Webster Town Council had a short agenda for its regular meeting held Tuesday.
Dan Thystrup, board president, opened the floor to Mike Noe, Inframark Utilities manager, to present the utilities report to the council.
“The major thing I have tonight would be the purchase of a truck that would replace our 2002 service truck,” Noe explained. “This truck would basically do street and sewer. It would have a plow, crane and toolbox.”
Noe tried to obtain multiple price estimates, but only two companies responded to his request. The truck, if purchased from Rice Ford, would cost $66,910. Rice Ford also offered a $6,000 trade-in value for the 2002 service truck. The truck, if purchased from Kerlin, would be nearly $12,000 more, with a price tag of $72,000.
“The truck is a Ford F-150 4x4 crew cab, so it will allow guys to sit in the backseat, instead of taking two trucks,” Noe explained, “which would be nice.”
The council approved the purchase of the utility truck through Rice Ford.
“I like when you go first,” Town Marshal Greg Church joked. “It makes what I am about to ask seem cheap!”
“This is no surprise,” Leigh Anne Jessop, clerk-treasurer, said with a laugh. “This is what we have been budgeting for.”
Church then presented the police reports to the council. He preemptively asked the board for two road closures for some iconic North Webster festivities, one for the Mermaid Festival and the other for Dixie Day, which were approved.
The Mermaid Festival will run June 19 through June 22. As usual, all of west Washington Street will be closed as needed during that time frame.
Dixie Day will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27. However, all of west Washington Street and a segment of east Washington Street will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the day’s festivities. The affected segment of east Washington is the alley by The River Coffeehouse to State Road 13.
During public comment, Emily Shipley, executive director of the North Webster Community Center, thanked the council for their donation to the center.
“Tonight, I am wearing my community center executive director hat,” Shipley said. “I just wanted to come and personally thank the town council for the donation you made to the center. Thank you very much, we really appreciate it.”
The next regular North Webster Town Council meeting will be held 6 p.m. March 19 in the North Webster Community Center.
NORTH WEBSTER – The North Webster Town Council had a short agenda for its regular meeting held Tuesday.
Dan Thystrup, board president, opened the floor to Mike Noe, Inframark Utilities manager, to present the utilities report to the council.
“The major thing I have tonight would be the purchase of a truck that would replace our 2002 service truck,” Noe explained. “This truck would basically do street and sewer. It would have a plow, crane and toolbox.”
Noe tried to obtain multiple price estimates, but only two companies responded to his request. The truck, if purchased from Rice Ford, would cost $66,910. Rice Ford also offered a $6,000 trade-in value for the 2002 service truck. The truck, if purchased from Kerlin, would be nearly $12,000 more, with a price tag of $72,000.
“The truck is a Ford F-150 4x4 crew cab, so it will allow guys to sit in the backseat, instead of taking two trucks,” Noe explained, “which would be nice.”
The council approved the purchase of the utility truck through Rice Ford.
“I like when you go first,” Town Marshal Greg Church joked. “It makes what I am about to ask seem cheap!”
“This is no surprise,” Leigh Anne Jessop, clerk-treasurer, said with a laugh. “This is what we have been budgeting for.”
Church then presented the police reports to the council. He preemptively asked the board for two road closures for some iconic North Webster festivities, one for the Mermaid Festival and the other for Dixie Day, which were approved.
The Mermaid Festival will run June 19 through June 22. As usual, all of west Washington Street will be closed as needed during that time frame.
Dixie Day will be held 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 27. However, all of west Washington Street and a segment of east Washington Street will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the day’s festivities. The affected segment of east Washington is the alley by The River Coffeehouse to State Road 13.
During public comment, Emily Shipley, executive director of the North Webster Community Center, thanked the council for their donation to the center.
“Tonight, I am wearing my community center executive director hat,” Shipley said. “I just wanted to come and personally thank the town council for the donation you made to the center. Thank you very much, we really appreciate it.”
The next regular North Webster Town Council meeting will be held 6 p.m. March 19 in the North Webster Community Center.