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Aging fleet and repair costs squeeze Bonner County Road and Bridge budget; director urges clearer insurance strategy
Summary
Director Toph warned that an aging fleet, high repair quotes and partial insurance recoveries are straining the Road and Bridge budget; he proposed discussing how the county self-insures vehicles and flagged the need for capital planning to buy replacement trucks.
Director Toph told commissioners the county's fleet averages about 15 years of age with some vehicles as old as 30 years, and he laid out the financial strain of repairs and partial insurance recoveries. "I paid $65,000 for that truck, and I paid $36,000 for the tank... I got $35,000 back from our insurance," Toph said, noting that insurance payments do not replace…
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