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Blowing Rock approves $118,000 purchase of Meridian vehicle barriers and budget amendment
Summary
Council approved purchase of Meridian Archer 1200 barriers and a related budget amendment to fund the purchase, with chief saying an eight-barrier starter package and gate kit would improve public-safety traffic control at large events.
The Blowing Rock Town Council voted to purchase Meridian Archer vehicle barriers and an entry gate kit and approved a budget amendment to fund the purchase at Tuesday's meeting. Chief Nathan Kirk presented the proposal and said the package price quoted to the town was $118,000.
Chief Kirk described the equipment — an eight-barrier initial package, a hydraulic trailer and an Archer Rapid Gate Kit — and said the barriers are rated in tests to stop a 15,000-pound flatbed pickup at speeds up to 50 miles per hour. "The quote he…
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