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Legislature approves county striping contract; split vote on purchase of paint truck after debate over mileage and staffing
Summary
The legislature approved a county contract to paint traffic lines but narrowly approved a separate purchase of a paint truck after extended debate; the painting contract passed 16–1 while the equipment purchase passed 11–6 amid concerns about staffing and whether yellow/white mileage allocations matched local needs.
The Rensselaer County Legislature voted to authorize a contract for painting traffic lines and separately approved the purchase of a paint truck during its June session after extended debate over mileage allocations, staffing and cost-effectiveness.
Resolution G246-25, authorizing contracts for painting traffic lines, passed 16–1. Legislator Harrington spoke against that measure, saying the bid called for 320 miles of yellow line painting and 85 miles of white line painting — a split he said did not match…
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