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Bedford County supervisors vote to lease landfill loader after heated cost debate
Summary
After extended discussion comparing outright purchase and a four-year lease, the Bedford County Board of Supervisors voted to lease a rubber-tire loader for the landfill, citing downtime risk, maintenance coverage and permit requirements.
Bedford County supervisors voted to lease a rubber-tire loader for the county landfill after a lengthy debate that weighed immediate purchase savings against operational risk and warranty coverage.
The public works committee presented the board options and recommended leasing the loader rather than buying it. The committee member said the county’s current loader “has over 10,000 hours on it” and maintenance and rental costs from repeated breakdowns had exceeded $100,000 in recent years. The presenter told the board a lease would include preventive maintenance and warranty coverage and would…
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