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Parks & Rec priorities: mower, Kubota and contingency reserved for springs gatehouse
Summary
Commissioners reviewed Parks & Recreation capital requests, agreed to buy a Kubota mower and to hold potential gatehouse and Suwannee Springs work in contingency pending negotiations with the water‑management agency.
Suwannee County commissioners on Wednesday weighed equipment and infrastructure requests from the county Parks & Recreation department, approving some purchases and placing other items on hold pending outside negotiations.
Parks staff asked the board to fund a number of wish‑list items ranging from a sand rake for the SportsPlex to a replacement lawn mower and a new pump and motor for the county pool. Commissioners approved a diesel Kubota mower (approximately $18,007 in staff estimates) to standardize the fleet and reduce parts and maintenance complexity across equipment. They declined to fund an expensive sand‑rake purchase immediately, treating it as a lower‑priority “want” rather than an immediate need.
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