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Marion County approves rental and replacement of detention facility generator after biodiesel contamination
Summary
After staff reported biodiesel contamination and persistent algae in the jail's fuel system, the court approved renting a temporary generator and appropriating funds to install new natural-gas lines and purchase a replacement generator totaling $86,786.47.
The Quorum Court of Marion County voted to rent a temporary generator and proceed with replacement and installation work at the county detention facility after staff reported biodiesel contamination rendered the existing generator inoperable.
Speaker 1 (unidentified) described the problem: the detention facility's original generator grew algae after biodiesel was placed in the tank during the first fuel fill. Speaker 1 said crews cleaned the tank but…
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