A request to consider leasing a new street sweeper for Beatrice’s street department led to concern from members of the Beatrice Board of Public Works Wednesday.
Ron Baete, street department superintendent, said the 2001 Johnston sweeper the city now owns has been breaking down on a regular basis. The sweeper has cost the city nearly $80,000 in repairs over the last seven years, Baete said.
Under a 4-year lease agreement, Baete estimates a new sweeper would cost from $50,000 to $55,000 a year, with a 4-year bumper-to-bumper warranty.
To purchase the same equipment with the same warranty, Baete estimated it would cost around $250,000.
During discussion, board member Ron Sutter asked Baette how the street department planned to pay for the new sweeper.
Baete said the cost of the lease had been figured into the 2009 budget. The department’s proposed budget for 2009-2010, which was approved by the board later in the meeting, estimates the street department will begin the new budget year with $184,571 cash balance.
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