From left, Menifee Councilmember Matt Liesemeyer, Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto, Mayor Bill Zimmerman and Riverside 3rd District Supervisor Chuck Washington pose for a photo before the Menifee 2022 State of the City address. Valley News/Tony Ault photo
The Menifee City Council following discussion gave the city staff a request to come back with a proposal to buy the city’s own street sweeper that could save the city almost half as much as the rental of an annual outside street sweeper.The decision made at the Wednesday, Nov. 16, meeting would bring the city’s streets sweeping cost down to $38.07 per sweeping mile instead of the $61.10 per sweeping mile it would cost to rent or lease a truck. The city has approximately 150 miles of streets or 325 curb miles per month it sweeps. Earlier this year, there was a problem with the ongoing street sweeping program, and the city had to rent its own street sweeper at $12,500 per month, according to Nick Fidler, director of Menifee public works. Riverside County also notified the city that i
