• Decrease in production costs.
  • Faster emergency response.
  • Less safety concerns for staff.
  • Reduction of equipment breakdown.
  • Extension of equipment life.
  • Reduction of vandalism.
  • It is the industry standard for public work facilities to park vehicles indoors from an efficiency and safety point of view.
  • Storage of the vehicles and equipment in a covered storage area will protect the Town’s multi-million dollar investment in vehicles and equipment extending their useful life and reducing maintenance costs.
  • Interior/protected storage will allow the Highway, Tree and Grounds Department to respond to the communities needs more efficiently allowing them to get more done for the community and ensuring vehicles and equipment are readily available to respond to the emergency needs of the community.
  • The 2006 American Public Works Association North American Snow and Ice Conference, recommended that as part of a community’s snow and ice program, “winter maintenance equipment, as well as attachments, should be stored inside. This will aid in a quicker response.”