Arlington City Council accepts bid for tree trimming services

2016-07-21

By Kurt Menk
Editor

The Arlington City Council, at its regular meeting on Monday night, July 18, unanimously approved a motion to accept the low bid of $26,475 from Midwest Tree Experts MN, Inc, for provide tree trimming services under and around electrical lines in the entire community.


City Council members Michelle Battcher, Jim Heiland, James Jaszewski, Jennifer Nuesse and Galen Wills all voted in favor of the motion.
City Administrator Liza Donabauer explained that the issue was not a budgeted item, but a necessary action. She added that the  electric fund has a healthy balance to cover this expenditure.


Maintenance Supervisor Tony Voigt said the move should “buy” the city about four or five years before the next tree trimming about and around electrical lines.


Voigt suggested that the City Council budget money every year and divide the town into four parts in the future. The tree trimming services could then be conducted in one-fourth of the town every year.

Find the complete story in the July 21, 2016 edition of the Arlington Enterprise.

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