A Win At Waterloo

Bartels proved his in-plant could save the city money, and the city handed him the keys to the old in-plant, inviting him to take whatever he needed.

"But that equipment was even older than ours," he says.

With new revenue flowing in, Bartels saw to it that all of the major equipment in the shop was updated, with the rest of the money going to a supplies account for everything the shop needs to run on a daily basis.