Town of Lima (population 4305)
Name of service/government operation: Town of Avon
Form of sharing: Shared purchase of surplused used bulldozer from Living County
Services affected: able to better maintain roadside ditches
Year started: 2012
Partners: town of Avon and Town of Lima
What planning process preceded the sharing? Discussion between highway superintendents and the supervisors
What governance structures and/or agreements are required to maintain this agreement? formal written contract between municipalities
Challenges: none with only 2 towns involved we know who had the equipment when anything is broken.
Benefits: Save money on equipment purchase
Impact on budget: saved money
Impact on labor: none
Impact on service: provide better service and improve time taken to clean roadside ditches. we will also use it to reclaim land at our gravel pit.
Key contact: Keith Arner, highway superintendent, Pete Yendell town supervisor