Street Sweeper Takes Up Debris on Crane Streets
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April 26, 2018
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The mayor and city aldermen stand in front of the street sweeper that the City of Crane recently put into service. Pictured above, from left, are Kyle Bentley, Ray Hicks, Tena Reel, Mayor Collin Brannan and Ron Fearn.
Isaac Estes-Jones
With city-wide clean up this weekend, the City of Crane is taking part by bringing a new street sweeper into action. The city purchased the 1998 International street sweeper in April for $7,260. Bringing this vehicle into the maintenance fleet may necessitate some changes to street parking, but those determinations have not yet been made.
The issue of cleaning the streets had been discussed several times at board meetings. Mayor Collin Brannan took up the search, watching online auctions for potential options. Earlier this year, Brannan reported the availability of this vehicle, which fit the needs discussed by the board. “The board agreed and purchased a street sweeper in April,” Brannan said.
The street sweeper the city finally purchased came from Carl Junction. “All together, I tried to buy three,” Brannan says of the search. “I was watching online auctions and some MoDOT surplus. The last MoDOT ones are most comparable. They went for $13,200 each. Recently, I’ve seen a 2012 model sell for $121,000,” Brannan said.
Mayor Brannan said, “The vacuum-based machine will not only improve the city‘s ability to clean streets by removing gravel, leaves and other visible debris that collect on the streets and plug up storm drains, but it will remove metal particles and other hazardous wasted products left by passing vehicles before they reach the city’s prized Crane Creek.
“The Aldermen may need to review and make changes to the City’s on-street parking restrictions to allow for effective after-hours cleaning,” Brannan continued.
“Details will need to be worked out on how to best schedule residential notification and street cleaning. I do want to remind residents that yard waste (leaves, weeds, branches) is not allowed to be dumped in the streets or alleyways. Also, shrubs and trees need to be maintained to no less than 10 feet above the sidewalk and roadway if you have overhanging foliage.”
The street sweeper, which has 6,800 hours of use, is not the perfect truck, but Mayor Brannan is confident the machine will do a good job cleaning up the city’s streets. “Ideally the truck would have a full broom under the belly,” Brannan said, “But those add another $5-to-10 thousand to the price.”
The new vehicle’s total cost to the city came to $7,870, including the $310 spent on the decals. It will start working on Crane streets soon.
The Chronicle will keep the public up to date with any changes to the parking regulations, when those rule changes occur.
This weekend is city-wide garage sale and clean up. If you reading this on the day of publication, Thursday, April 26, you still have time to get your garage sale listed on the maps being produced by the city. Call Crane City Hall at 723-5500 to let them know where your sale will be. On Monday, April 30, normal restrictions for trash service will be listed so that residents can clean up their property for spring.
Finally, the city invites readers to help clean up the city park on Saturday, May 5. “On May 5th, you are invited to come out to City Park at 9 a.m. to show your community pride and help clean up trash and debris in the park, on the trails and throughout the city,” a release from the city says. This clean up day was formally announced at the same time as city wide clean up. Individuals and groups from businesses and churches are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Crane City Hall.
With city-wide clean up this weekend, the City of Crane is taking part by bringing a new street sweeper into action. The city purchased the 1998 International street sweeper in April for $7,260. Bringing this vehicle into the maintenance fleet may necessitate some changes to street parking, but those determinations have not yet been made.
The issue of cleaning the streets had been discussed several times at board meetings. Mayor Collin Brannan took up the search, watching online auctions for potential options. Earlier this year, Brannan reported the availability of this vehicle, which fit the needs discussed by the board. “The board agreed and purchased a street sweeper in April,” Brannan said.
The street sweeper the city finally purchased came from Carl Junction. “All together, I tried to buy three,” Brannan says of the search. “I was watching online auctions and some MoDOT surplus. The last MoDOT ones are most comparable. They went for $13,200 each. Recently, I’ve seen a 2012 model sell for $121,000,” Brannan said.
Mayor Brannan said, “The vacuum-based machine will not only improve the city‘s ability to clean streets by removing gravel, leaves and other visible debris that collect on the streets and plug up storm drains, but it will remove metal particles and other hazardous wasted products left by passing vehicles before they reach the city’s prized Crane Creek.
“The Aldermen may need to review and make changes to the City’s on-street parking restrictions to allow for effective after-hours cleaning,” Brannan continued.
“Details will need to be worked out on how to best schedule residential notification and street cleaning. I do want to remind residents that yard waste (leaves, weeds, branches) is not allowed to be dumped in the streets or alleyways. Also, shrubs and trees need to be maintained to no less than 10 feet above the sidewalk and roadway if you have overhanging foliage.”
The street sweeper, which has 6,800 hours of use, is not the perfect truck, but Mayor Brannan is confident the machine will do a good job cleaning up the city’s streets. “Ideally the truck would have a full broom under the belly,” Brannan said, “But those add another $5-to-10 thousand to the price.”
The new vehicle’s total cost to the city came to $7,870, including the $310 spent on the decals. It will start working on Crane streets soon.
The Chronicle will keep the public up to date with any changes to the parking regulations, when those rule changes occur.
This weekend is city-wide garage sale and clean up. If you reading this on the day of publication, Thursday, April 26, you still have time to get your garage sale listed on the maps being produced by the city. Call Crane City Hall at 723-5500 to let them know where your sale will be. On Monday, April 30, normal restrictions for trash service will be listed so that residents can clean up their property for spring.
Finally, the city invites readers to help clean up the city park on Saturday, May 5. “On May 5th, you are invited to come out to City Park at 9 a.m. to show your community pride and help clean up trash and debris in the park, on the trails and throughout the city,” a release from the city says. This clean up day was formally announced at the same time as city wide clean up. Individuals and groups from businesses and churches are encouraged to participate. For more information, contact Crane City Hall.