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Public Works to contract out road striping, county moves to fill several operational positions
Summary
After comparing an $830,000 estimate for an in-house striping truck with a contractor bid of $538,000, Public Works decided to keep striping contracted out and will revisit buying equipment in future budget cycles; commissions approved requests to fill a vacant road supervisor and other departmental counter and IT specialist positions.
Public Services Director Mike Moss told commissioners the county compared the cost of buying a striping truck with continuing to contract out road striping and found no near-term return on investment for buying the truck.
“We did get pricing for the striping truck itself and with tax and delivery, it was $830,000,” Moss said. He said the county’s striping contract this year came in at $538,000. Moss summarized the county’s internal estimate as: “we are looking about…
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