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Scurry County commissioners weigh buying asphalt zipper, tighten equipment-use policy
Summary
Commissioners debated purchasing an asphalt zipper and other road equipment, questioned fleet size and costs, and asked staff for more vendor information before deciding; item was postponed for further review on Aug. 6.
Scurry County commissioners spent a major portion of their meeting debating whether to buy or lease a specialized road-repair machine known as an asphalt zipper and whether to formalize inspections and usage rules for shared heavy equipment.
The discussion centered on trade-offs between leasing and purchasing, machine capabilities and durability, and concerns about equitable equipment distribution across precincts. Unidentified Speaker 2 said the newer model could be considerably faster, noting, "This new machine will do about 2 miles a day," and said the vendor offered to provide a stronger pump…
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