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DeWitt board approves equipment purchases, AV upgrade and land survey; fuel‑system replacement and excavator among items authorized
Summary
The Town of DeWitt board authorized multiple purchases and contracts: replacement of the highway fuel‑system hardware and new software, purchase of a John Deere excavator, AV upgrades for Conference Room B, and a survey for Fiddler’s Green Park (cost to town not to exceed $2,800).
The Town of DeWitt board approved several equipment and service purchases during its meeting, authorizing a fuel‑system replacement and software upgrade, a 2025 John Deere compact excavator, audiovisual upgrades for Conference Room B and a property survey for Fiddler’s Green Park.
On the highway fuel system, staff said the existing fuel island and control computer are failing and that a replacement quote for the same type of gas blower is $15,587; a more modern, automated replacement was quoted at $18,816.10. The board authorized purchase of the replacement system and the vendor’s software; the mover was Sarah and the seconder Jack, and the motion carried. Staff also noted an annual service fee of about $900 and discussed charging fob replacement costs (about $16 per fob) to vehicle owners; current administrative revenue from the 20¢ per‑gallon fee averages about $6,000–$6,700 per year.
The board approved the purchase of a 2025 John Deere 35 compact excavator with attachments at a total cost of $92,766.96. The purchase will be paid from the drainage district budget and was moved by Jack and seconded by Joe; the motion carried.
The board also approved AV upgrades for Conference Room B — a new CPU and dual 4K displays to improve Zoom and plan‑viewing performance — at a quoted cost of $2,659.97. The motion to proceed came from Carrie, seconded by Max, and passed.
Separately, the board authorized a property survey and boundary staking at Fiddler’s Green Park with a not‑to‑exceed cost of $2,800; the town will split that cost with the Fiddler’s Green Park Association and the motion was moved by Jack and seconded by Bernard. The board discussed the possibility of extending the survey to adjacent town parcels while the surveyor is in the field but said that would be coordinated offline.
All of the above purchases were authorized by motions recorded in the minutes; board members asked operational questions (billing, data export from the fuel software, parking and swing‑lot logistics for the airport discussion) but did not attach additional conditions in the motions recorded at the meeting.
