The Culver Town Council received an update on the town’s electric charging station when they last met.
Utility Superintendent Bob Porter said he got information from MACOG that Culver’s electric charging station on Jefferson Street just east of Main Street is getting more usage than the Goshen and Mishawaka Public Library electric charging stations combined.
Town Council President Bill Githens commented that the two stations are hardly seen without electric cars charging there.
Porter noted that the town needs to come up with a fee schedule ordinance. He said the first two hours are free for the car owner, and then a rate will be charged after those two hours are complete. Some research will be done to present that fee to the council in a future meeting. Once the ordinance is approved, the fee schedule will be programmed into the station software.
In other news, the council approved the purchase of road salt for the Street Department’s use during the winter. Porter commented in a previous meeting that there is not much room in storage to house the contracted amount of salt, but it will be stored properly. The council approved the purchase of 200 tons of salt in the amount of $20,500.
The council also approved the purchase of a new leaf vac truck in the Sourcewell quoted amount of $184,900.43. The truck will be paid for out of the Motor Vehicle Highway Fund.
