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Marion County discusses emergency repairs, rental and replacement plan for jail generator
Summary
Commissioners spent extended time discussing a jail generator that failed in October, debating a roughly $40,000 rebuild, a move to a natural gas replacement (separate appropriation required), temporary rental costs and procurement rules for purchases under $75,000.
Marion County commissioners spent a lengthy portion of their meeting debating repairs and replacement options after the county’s jail generator stopped working in October. Speakers described immediate operational risk, a likely rebuild cost and options for a natural-gas replacement.
An unidentified official (Speaker 2) told the board the generator “went completely out in October” and estimated “it’s gonna cost somewhere around $40,000 to rebuild it.” He said technicians had to clean sludge from the fuel and that the original installation used diesel fuel, even though a natural gas connection sits nearby. He added…
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