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Warrick County drainage board approves excavator purchase but withholds mulcher pending council funds
Summary
After debate about trade-in offers and a projected $116,405.90 loss, the board approved the surveyor’s request to acquire an excavator and other equipment but excluded a $25,000 mulcher so staff can pursue additional appropriation from county council; the motion passed 2-1.
The Warrick County Drainage Board voted to approve most of a proposed equipment purchase for the county surveyor’s office but removed a $25,000 forestry disc mulcher from the approved package so staff could seek additional funds from county council.
Sherry Severs, county acquisitions administrator, laid out the offer and costs: a ditcher for $83,932.54; a listed tractor (noted in the record as about $223,003.46); a tracked excavator for $175,000; a ditching bucket at $7,005; and a $25,000 forestry disc mulcher.…
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