Village Board to Discuss Tank Truck Purchase

The Sussex Village Board will discuss the possible purchase of a new sewer sludge tank truck at its meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at , N64W23760 Main St.

According to village documents, Waste Water Treatment Facility staff has recommended the village purchase a new International tank truck to replace the current 1983 Mack model. If approved by the board, the new truck will cost $81,475 and $30,959 for the incorporation of the tank.

The 1983 Mack truck would also be put onto the Wisconsin Surplus Auction website in order to offset the cost of the new truck.

“It’s at the stage in its life where we need something to make sure it’s more reliable as we move forward,” Village Administrator Jeremy Smith said. “It’s not so much about the mileage of the vehicle but the hours the pump was used and the wear and tear on the motor with that.”

According to the recommendations made by staff, employees examined Mack and Peterbuilt models along with the International. The staff didn’t like the Mack because the service location is inconvenient, the cab size is confined and staff disliked the dashboard configuration and gauge cluster.

Staffers disliked the Peterbuilt because its emissions system seems like a maintenance item, the truck lacks inside storage and there were concerns about the shifting control button.

The board also on Tuesday will discuss the approval of a new sanitary sewer agreement with Town of Lisbon.

The proposal would add sewer service area located within the village corporate limits or areas which could become part of Sussex due to the current boundary agreement with the town.

The proposal by Sussex would encompass about 1,346 acres, which includes 115 acres of existing urban land, including existing street rights-of-way; about 353 acres of environmentally significant lands; and about 878 acres of agricultural and other open land, including certain lands currently in quarry related use.

The quarry area encompasses about 292 acres in the southeastern portion of the Village and the document states it’s envisioned this area would remain in quarry related use and likely not reclaimed and developed for another use until after 2035.

The proposal would also accommodate 1,440 people in full development conditions. The entire plan including additions to the system in Lisbon would accommodate a build out of 17,210 people.