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Polk County highway department authorized weekly vendor payments and approved multiple equipment purchases
Summary
The board allowed weekly auditor warrants to pay a small vendor for snow‑wheel parts, approved three crew mowers ($52,020 total), purchased a used tractor/loader for $195,000 from Valley Plains and approved a $19,800 safety compliance contract.
Highway department staff asked the Polk County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6 for operational flexibilities and equipment approvals for 2026.
Staff requested permission to pay a small vendor (Snowwheel system supplier) on a weekly auditor’s warrant so the vendor — which accepts cash only and cannot wait for standard county warrant cycles — would…
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