With snow and winter weather looming, the Mt. Carmel City Council has taken steps to make sure their snow fighting equipment is up to speed. At Monday night’s meeting, commissioners authorized City Clerk Rudy Witsman to negotiate with Oxford, Indiana officials for the purchase of a 2006 Sterling single axle dump truck. Mayor Joe Judge and Street Superintendent David Easter recently traveled to Oxford to inspect the truck which has just 14,000 miles…
According to Judge, Oxford bought the truck and snow plow for almost $100,000 new. It’s hoped Mt. Carmel can purchase it for $30,000 or less.