Prince George City Council has voted to replace a garbage truck in the city.
At last night’s (Monday) meeting, City Council approved a budget of $750,000 for the purchase.
According to Director of Civic Operations Blake McIntosh, this will replace a garbage truck damaged in a motor vehicle incident in May last year.
A staff report to Council stated the unit was deemed non-repairable and written off by ICBC.
“The balance of the reserve fund is partially offset by $375,000 in insurance recovery,” McIntosh said.
“Approval of the funding would support the purchase of the replacement unit as quick as possible.”
When asked if there would be a strain on other units while waiting for the new one, McIntosh said they’re already in that situation.
“Luckily we had a unit that was set to go to auction when this incident occurred, and we were able to invest some money to still achieve the service levels for solid waste collection,” McIntosh said.
“It is what it is right now, these units are specialized, you can’t rent them, you just have to keep investing in the existing one until the new one arrives.”
He also noted it would take roughly 16-18 months for the new unit to be delivered.
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