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Commissioners authorize purchase of rock processing equipment and a larger drone after supply delays
Summary
The board authorized purchases to replace aging rock-processing equipment and to acquire a larger drone after earlier models became unavailable; transcript contains inconsistent cost figures for the rock equipment.
The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners authorized purchases to replace aging public-works equipment and to acquire a drone for county operations during its July 22 meeting.
Public Works Director Tom Mellows told the board that the county’s existing rock-processing equipment dated to the early 1970s, required custom-made parts and was increasingly unreliable. He said the county selected a Lehman-brand plant consisting of a jaw, a cone and a screen, and…
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