{"id":1456,"date":"2014-10-16T01:10:07","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T05:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=1456"},"modified":"2014-10-16T01:11:30","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T05:11:30","slug":"brick-purchases-sewer-vacuum-backhoe-loader-for-426k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/10\/brick-purchases-sewer-vacuum-backhoe-loader-for-426k\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Purchases Sewer Vacuum, Backhoe Loader for $426K"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1457\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sewer_vac.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1457\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sewer_vac-240x160.png\" alt=\"A combination jet-vacuum sewer cleaner. (File Photo)\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" data-wp-pid=\"1457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sewer_vac-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/sewer_vac-290x195.png 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1457\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A combination jet-vacuum sewer cleaner. (File Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brick Township officials purchased a combination jet-vacuum sewer cleaner vehicle and a new backhoe loader from a cooperative at the Oct. 7 council meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The sewer cleaning apparatus from Atlantic Machinery was purchased for $331,318 and the Caterpillar 420F backhoe loader was purchased for $95,700. Both pieces of equipment were purchased under an existing contract from the National Joint Powers Alliance, a government cooperative that allows for discount pricing of equipment due to volume orders under a single contracted price.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s in our best interest to maintain the storms drains and keep them clean,\u201d said Business Administrator Joanne Bergin, on why the township purchased the sewer cleaner.<\/p>\n<p>A resident, Richard Gross, asked the governing body why the township, and not the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority, would purchase a sewer cleaning device.<\/p>\n<p>As it turns out, officials said, the township \u2013 not the MUA \u2013 owns the storm sewers. The MUA owns the sanitary sewer lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone usually calls the storm drains sewers, but it\u2019s a storm drain,\u201d said Mayor John Ducey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt goes directly into our water,\u201d the mayor said, reiterating the need to keep them clean.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2014\/10\/brick-purchases-sewer-vacuum-backhoe-loader-for-426k\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brick Township officials purchased a combination jet-vacuum sewer cleaner vehicle and a new backhoe loader from a cooperative at the Oct. 7 council meeting. The sewer cleaning apparatus from Atlantic Machinery was purchased for $331,318 and the Caterpillar 420F backhoe loader was purchased for $95,700. 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