Keystone maintenance crew fixes all things on the fritz

By Bev Pechan

Getting off to an early start for the new year, Keystone’s public works employees have been taking advantage of the mild weather to get things in working order for spring and summer. At last Wednesday’s town board meeting, Dar Coy told officials that the transmission on the city’s Ford Ranger pickup had gone kaput. The cost to get the vehicle back on the road would be $2.495 to have the transmission rebuilt. It was motioned by board president David Cofoid, seconded by trustee Sandi McLain to approve the repair.
The news wasn’t as good for the city’s air compressor, however, as Coy related that it was beyond help. Discussion followed on the purchase of a new unit for $650 with a three-year guarantee from Runnings in Rapid City, which was also approved.
It was noted that during the inspection of grease traps uptown, the east side of Winter Street was noticeably more clogged than the west side. This will be more closely monitored when businesses reopen within a few months.
Roy Street has had maintenance conducted by A-1 Sewer and the company also jetted downtown and Watson Street areas. Jerry Przybylski, public works, reported another malfunction that proved problematic when a replaced dryer switch blew up. It was discovered that the dryer was plugged into a welder outlet which was incompatible but that information was unknown to newer employees. Maintenance workers have also been cutting trees from the Watson Park property to ready the area for public use. Some proposals are expected on a variety of projects around town that the town wants to begin work on in the near future.
It was reported that the surplus gaming room items taken to Ralph’s Auction in Box Elder sold for $135.
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