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Port Lavaca Council Purchases Sweeper
July 2, 2009
After three rounds of meetings disputing what kind of street sweeping machine to buy, the Port Lavaca City Council decided Monday to purchase the one the public works staff had championed from the start. The council and members of the city staff gathered about 1:30 p.m. at the corner of Sam Faubian and Nueces streets to hear sales pitches and view demonstrations from three street sweeping dealers. Most of the dirt previously scattered on the street was disposed of during the afternoon. Back at City Hall, the councilmen voted to buy a Tymco 600 regenerative air machine behind an International cab for $164,957. Tymco is a Waco firm and promised delivery within 30 days.
http://www.portlavacawave.com/articles/2009/07/02/news/doc4a4badf85718e550891212.txt
Air Brushing for a Cleaner Sweep
April 13, 2009
After decades of spring street-cleaning with mechanical sweepers that remove pebbles and sand, metro-area cities are slowly acquiring "air'' sweepers that pick up fine dust, too. And because cleaner streets mean cleaner water, cities such as Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Eagan, Brooklyn Park, Minneapolis, White Bear Lake and others are spending extra money to buy or contract for the use of cleaners -- called "regenerative air" sweepers -- that rely on streams of air to pick up the fine dust particles other models leave behind.
http://www.startribune.com/local/west/42940252.html?page=1&c=y
Sealy Council OKs Street Sweeper Lease-Purchase
February 13, 2009
The City of Sealy wants its streets to sparkle, and on Wednesday, approved its city manager to move forward with plans for a street sweeper lease-purchase agreement. The agreement with TYMCO to lease the regenerative air sweeper would span six years. The city would own the equipment at the end of its lease.
http://www.sealynews.com/articles/2009/02/13/news/news06.txt
Saying "Yes" to Sweeping
July 8, 2008
William and Dan Parsons, co-owners of The Parsons Group, have transformed a company that was once dedicated to grounds maintenance into a contract sweeping business that thrives on parking lot sweeping. The Parsons Group’s efforts to help a paving contractor in a jam lead to the purchase of the TYMCO 500x and opened a whole new area of sweeping for the company.
http://www.forconstructionpros.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=3&id=3098&pageNum=11
Lake Tahoe: New Road Sweepers Promise to Reduce Fine Sediments
March 28, 2008
Hidden in the cracks of the road, they are barely visible to the average driver - except as a plume of dust coming off a high-speed vehicle. Fine sediments, fine particles. Whatever the name, these minute pieces (smaller than a human hair) are the culprit for Lake Tahoe's decreasing clarity, according to numerous scientific studies. But some street sweeper manufacturers are working to stop the villain at its source, and collect fine particles off of roads before they have a chance to work their way into watersheds.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20080328/NEWS01/913853389