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Parks director asks council for two new mowers costing $35,498; council presses on budget and bids
Summary
Parks Director Miss Pastor requested approval to buy two Ferris ZT 72 mowers for $35,498 to maintain nearly 400 acres in Salem parks; council members questioned whether the purchase was budgeted and whether alternative bids were sought.
The Salem City Council on Nov. 18 heard a request from Parks Director Miss Pastor and park board members John Panzot and Lori Cooleyen to approve the one-time purchase of two Ferris ZT 72 (72-inch) zero-turn mowers, citing increasing maintenance costs and equipment unreliability.
Miss Pastor said the parks team maintains nearly 400 acres across seven parks, a nearly one-mile nature trail and associated greenways, and argued that aging equipment and an expanded…
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