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Committee approves $116,977 backhoe purchase after transport accident; city cites driver error
Summary
The finance committee approved Resolution 25-45 to purchase a New Holland backhoe for $116,977 from Green's Equipment Group. City staff said the previous backhoe was totaled in a transport accident described as driver error; insurance proceeds of roughly $50,000 and prior budget moves will cover the replacement.
The City of Charleston Finance Committee unanimously approved Resolution 25-45 on May 19 to purchase a New Holland backhoe from Green's Equipment Group for the refuse department at a cost of $116,977.
Mr. Wood described the circumstances prompting the purchase: the prior backhoe was involved in a transport accident and was totaled. He said the total loss was calculated at about $100,000; after the city's insurance deductible…
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