LOGAN â Christmas arrived early for several city departments Tuesday in the form of a new excavator and trailer purchased by CARES Act reimbursement money.
Costing a total of $66,992, the city is now the owner of a brand-new Bobcat E42 compact excavator that will be used across several departments for various projects such as water line breaks, house demolitions and tree removals. Department heads say the excavator will greatly reduce project time.
Herb Staten, the cityâs utility supervisor over the water and sewage departments, cited a large water line break on Nov. 18 as an example. During that break, ORDERS Construction â the contractor on the new boulevard bridge â allowed the city to use their equipment, but the repair still took more than 24 hours to complete.