Hamilton
County Engineer
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2009 Annual Inspection In the face of shrinking budgets and staff, as well as an increasing cost for salt, the Hamilton County Engineer’s Office is still responsible for clearing county roads of snow and ice. One way County Engineer William Brayshaw’s crews have been able to deal with this challenge is by concentrating on the maintenance of their snow removal equipment. Simply put, well-maintained vehicles last longer, and money not spent replacing worn out and rusting trucks can be spent on manpower and salt. Each year one day is set aside for the annual inspection of county snow-removal vehicles, which includes plows and front-end loaders. At each garage the trucks are lined up and Mr. Brayshaw, Chief Deputy Engineer Ted Hubbard and other supervisory staff make the rounds to the three county maintenance division facilities. There they check out each truck and talk with the drivers. At this time the upcoming winter route assignments are also distributed. In looking at the line of county trucks it is obvious that they are cared for and well maintained. Some trucks twelve and more years old still look pretty good lined up against more recent models. Since the trucks are all to be inspected in this way, it becomes a source of pride for the drivers. Every driver wants to protect and preserve the county’s snow removal equipment to look good next to his peers by presenting a clean and well maintained vehicle.
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