Norwood’s director of public works wants funding in the 2011 town budget to build a salt and sand storage structure. Mark Ryan asked the Finance Commission for $120,000 Wednesday night.
“The salt now is stored on Winter Street underneath a tarp held down with tires,” Ryan said.
Ryan also requested money for some new equipment for the DPW, including a $52,000 water utility truck to help with water main breaks.
Last year, the DPW received $70,000 to buy a used garbage truck and now is asking for an additional $60,000 to buy a new garbage truck.
Ryan said he decided not to buy a used truck because a new truck would last longer. He is looking for a truck that can fit three workers in the cab because having one sit on the back of the truck is “a safety issue,” he said.
“It is a very useful vehicle,” Ryan said. “It is used year round for Christmas tree pick up, Norwood Day, Recycling Day, and to pick up leaf bags.”
Ryan also asked for $150,000 to buy a new street sweeper. The 1995 street sweeper the DPW now uses as a backup is “rotting and beyond repair,” Ryan said. With the purchase of a new one, he said, the 2005 model now used as the primary sweeper would become the backup.
“We want to have two running in the spring,” he said.
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