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Glencoe City Council considers jetter, tractor

The Glencoe City Council discussed replacement of its sewer jetter and a tractor for the streets and parks department at its Monday night meeting.
Gary Schreifels, public works director for water and wastewater, was first to the podium to discuss replacing a 27-year-old jetter — an expensive piece of equipment that most cities need to have on-hand at all times to clear any obstructions in the city’s underground pipes. The jetter is imperative to the operation of sewer and storm water management for the town.
“The current jetter is working, but we’re just waiting for it to go,” Schreifels said. Secro, the brand of jetter used by the wastewater treatment facility (WWTF), went out of business in 2012, making it difficult to find replacement parts. The most prominent issue facing the existing jetter is a crack in the side of the metal tank that compromises the integrity of the machine. This has caused leaking which has turned into a rust issue as well. Replacing the tank altogether would cost around the same price as what the unit is currently worth: $2,000.
Mayor Randy Wilson said the jetter had been taken care of meticulously, which increases the potential trade-in value and bodes well for Glencoe residents that the staff at the WWTF will take care of the investment, no matter what action the council takes.
For more from the City Council meeting, see the April 4 print edition of The Chronicle.