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**ITEM 5.2. ** <br /> <br />ity of <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Phil Hals, Street/Park Superintendent <br /> <br />May 20, 1996 <br /> <br />Purchase of TurfAerifier <br /> <br />The 1996 budget identifies $5,000 for the purchase of a turf aerifier. I would <br />like the Council's approval to purchase the 60" AERA-vator (by First <br />Products) from WAHL'S Enterprises at a cost of $5,165.25 including sales <br />tax. <br /> <br />Tom Wahl did a demonstration of this machine on the softball complex and I <br />was very impressed with its ability to fracture hard packed soil. In past <br />years, we have borrowed a core aerifier from the school district. The best <br />penetration we were able to achieve with that machine was 1' to I 1/2" into <br />the soil. The AERA-vator was able to reach a constant 4" depth even in the <br />hard packed class 5 driveway. I believe this will be a good purchase to keep <br />all of our turf grass in good condition. <br /> <br />s:\council\turfair.doc <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 ° Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />