Dive summary:

• The Portage Board of Works approved a $30,449 contract with Best Equipment to retrofit six garbage trucks with semi-automatic hydraulic cart lifts.
• Randy Reeder, Street Department Assistant Superintendent, said there is still no signed contract with Republic Services but he hopes new garbage collection services will commence by the end of the year.
• Best Equipment will have 30 days to install two lifts on each of the six trucks.
   

From the article:

Portage has taken another step forward in converting its garbage collection method from the current hand toss from curb to truck to the semi-automatic tipper system that uses a hydraulic lift system on the truck to lift and dump the garbage container.

At Monday’s Portage Board of Works meeting the board approved a $30,449 contract with Best Equipment to retrofit six garbage trucks with cylinder type cart lifts. Each truck will receive two lifts. The contract costs includes equipment and installation. ...