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Beaumont City Council will again consider ending Saturday Zip service at 6 p.m.
Council weighs Zip changes weeks after the dozer vote
- Oct. 20Council approved the nearly $795,000 landfill dozer, 6-1.
- Nov. 3Council will again consider the Zip plan.
- Dec. 7Zip route changes and shorter Saturday hours would start if approved.
Sources: 12NewsNow, KBTV Fox 4 Beaumont
If you ride the Zip, today's City Council meeting matters. Council will again consider a plan that would change routes and stop Saturday bus service at 6 p.m. The agenda also includes vehicle and equipment purchases and water and sewer ordinances.
- Saturday service: would end at 6 p.m.
- Start date: Dec. 7, if council approves
- Old dozer: a 2014 Caterpillar D8T
- Dozer funding: already budgeted in the Solid Waste Fund
Equipment buys drew debate last time. On Oct. 20, council approved a John Deere dozer for the landfill. Councilman Cory Crenshaw cast the only no vote, saying staff hadn't done enough due diligence on used equipment. City Manager Chris Boone called the lease-or-buy questions fair.
The new dozer costs nearly $795,000 and passed 6-1
- $795,000
- for the landfill's new John Deere dozer
- 6-1
- council vote to approve the purchase
- $463,000
- about what the old dozer's 2020 rebuild cost
- 13,554
- hours on the old dozer at its June 2020 rebuild
Source: KBTV Fox 4 Beaumont
