The Kendall County Commissioners essentially denied County Engineer Rick Tobolka’s requested to rent brush grinding equipment despite the growing pile at the brush site near the fairgrounds, leaving the facility unable to accept commercial brush while residential brush becomes a growing burden.
The commissioners opted to take no action on the request last week, but they remained willing to hear the request again at the next meeting should Tobolka provide an update on the situation.
The county’s brush grinder recently experienced its end of days after 20 years of use when Tobolka said the equipment had failures on both sides of its frame. He said the old equipment was no longer safe to operate and became unfixable. However, the county did budget for a replacement grinder, but due to common manufacturing delays, it’s unclear when the new equipment will arrive.
