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Plainview OKs Komatsu dozer and side‑load refuse truck for solid waste operations
Summary
The council authorized two planned purchases for the solid waste department: a 2026 Komatsu D71 bulldozer (net $399,500 after trade‑in) and a 2026 side‑load refuse truck (quoted $338,095.54), both budgeted in the FY25‑26 solid waste improvement fund.
Plainview City Council approved two equipment purchases for the solid waste department on Nov. 11.
Landfill Superintendent Brock Lively presented a recommendation to replace a 2014 Caterpillar D6T with a 2026 Komatsu D71 bulldozer. The unit was quoted at $496,500 with a $97,000 trade‑in, producing a net purchase price of $399,500. Lively said funding…
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