Streets Commissioner Mark Robish, Mayor Dave McGirr and City Engineer Mike Wever checked out a street sweeper Monday morning as part of a demonstration of the unit by representatives of Global Python and Sheehan Mack of Watertown. Robish says the sweeper would fit nice in the city’s fleet…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/06/robish-sweeper11.mp3|titles=robish-sweeper1]He says a three wheeled sweeper is in serious need of replacement….
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/06/robish-sweeper21.mp3|titles=robish-sweeper2]However the sweeper demonstrated did not live up to city specs according to City Engineer Mike Wever…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/06/wever-sweeper.mp3|titles=wever-sweeper]Street Superintendent Phil McCaskell listed at least six problems he saw with the Global Python sweeper and could have listed more than that. Commissioners voted unanimously to accept the bid by Sanitation Products for 254-thousand dollars, with the trade in of an older model sweeper the cost will drop to 224-thousand dollars.