Mburgh Village to Buy Used Truck

MIDDLEBURGH - With the bulk of the winter still ahead, Middleburgh village officials Monday night agreed to purchase a used truck.

The village had been down two trucks during the past few storms and on Monday, they agreed to pursue the purchase of a 2015 Ford F-350 with a dump body and plow for $409,980. The village currently has $55,360 available in the equipment fund for a truck.

The used truck has 4,652 miles and was predominantly used for plowing parking lots in West Virginia and Ohio. It is listed by a dealership in North Royalton, Ohio.

DPW Superintendent Cole Keyser also had a bid for a new truck from DePaula for a 2024 Ford F-350 with no dump body and no plow for $67,500. He estimated that with a dump body and plow added, the cost would be between $90,000 and $100,000.

Trustee Bob Tinker said the village has to act quick. "With the snow out there it will be gone."

Mr. Keyser reported that one of the village pickup trucks has been repaired at a dealership and is back in service.

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In other action, board members:

* Went into executive session to get advice from the village attorney.

* Approved new water and sewer rents after after a public hearing. The water rent will be going up by 33-cents per quarter to meet increased costs for the bond payment.

* Agreed to hire Austin Snyder as a DPW laborer at a salary of $17.25 per hour, retroactive to January 2.

* Agreed to increase the alary of DPW laborer Jennifer Townes to $17.75 per hour, effective January 15.

* Agreed to hire a part-time laborer from March through September for about 30 hours per week.

* Heard Middleburgh Fire Department Chief Darwyn Gregory say that truck 1221 is still out of service.

* Heard Chief Gregory say that the department is ordering hose to replace outdated hose. Hose will be replaced over the next three years.

* Approved a resolution supporting the continued and increased state aid for local governments. The village gets about $57 per year in state aid.

* Heard that the village crew has been picking up Christmas trees left by the curb.

* Heard Trustee Tinker say he heard complaints about the condition of sidewalks on Main Street after a recent storm. "It as pretty slippery." Trustee Sheryl Adams added that parking was not good.