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-2- <br />rather than the infrequent use that the current dump truck gets as it would <br />become the city park division's second fleet vehicle. We currently have two <br />Pickup trucks and the addition of the proposed one ton dump truck would be <br />replacing old number 315 which is a 1972 Chevrolet 112 ton park pickup truck the <br />division is <br />urrentusing, <br />since the second park vehicle no. 417 was <br />sold fall of 1981.One of the major differences that staff envisions between a one ton and two <br />ton chassis dump truck would be the gas mileage which would range from a low <br />of four to five miles per gallon for a two ton full size dump truck to approx- <br />imately twelve to fourteen miles per gallri for a one ton contractor box dump <br />truck. The difference at today's gas prices of $1.15 - $1.20 per gallon of <br />ten miles per gallon could prove to be quite substantial as we envision using <br />this vehicle on a daily basis. <br />Staff has attached a copy of specifications regarding the purchase of a one <br />ton dump truck and would request direction as to how the council would like to <br />in 1983.reShould9youehavepossible angeustions,purchase of an adioal new or feel free ton <br />ncontact staffdatehicle <br />extention no. 41. <br />BOWS11 <br />cc: Mr. Gary Kardell, Superintendent of Public Works <br />Mr. Dick Schmidlin, City Mechanic <br />17J <br />