BREWSTER - Brewster will spend $8500 to fix problems with the clutch and brakes on the town street sweeper. Earlier this spring the town spent $18,000 on the engine. The sweeper is eight years old and DPW Superintendent Bob Bersin said the expected life is five years.
“Like any piece of equipment there comes a time when repairs cost more than a new one,” he noted.
A new street sweeper would cost $150,000.
“The predominance of roads are private roads,” selectman James Foley noted. “We need to look at what we sweep and how often. I think we need to break out the private roads and offer an alternative service.”
“The big issue is people are already calling us because we haven’t swept their roads,” observed town administrator Charles Sumner. “It’s good public policy to sweep those roads because we’re applying this sand.”
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