Tell Us: Should Tolland Update its Trucking Fleet?

Earlier this week, Town Manager Steven Werbner presented his five-year capital improvement plan, and included in it are some requests that would upgrade the town's rolling stock.

Snowstorms and other major weather events over the past few years have aged the trucks faster than expected, causing concern about how much life some have left.

"The key items in the plan are an attempt to accelerate the replacement of some of our heavy equipment in the Highway Department," Werbner said earlier this week. "The equipment is old and was made worse by this difficult winter."

For example:

• A $155,000 truck has been deemed an "immediate replacement" priority because of damage sustained to an older truck during the February blizzard.

• A $147,000 truck has been moved to Year 1 of the capital program because of damage to another older vehicle during the blizzard.

• A $97,000 truck has been moved to the first year because of the need to make the fleet younger.

Tell us what you think of the town manager's plan. Should the town spend the money to upgrade the fleet or should more research be done into whether the trucks can have their lives extended by some more TLC at the town garage?