Highway Department lists major facility and fleet requests including $325,000 fire suppression estimate

Highway Commissioner Ben Rich and Finance Specialist Dan Gleason presented a range of replacement and facility improvement projects for 2027. Items discussed included a one‑ton pickup ($75,000 to come from equipment fund), a baby dump truck ($110,000 equipment fund), and a multi‑phase Highway Facility fire suppression project (phase one electrical and a $325,000 figure from the Carl Sanderson report). Rich said investments into buildings can increase state funding amounts the department receives.