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Dunn County weighs $7.5 million equipment facility, prioritizes truck wash bay
Summary
County highway staff presented analysis showing indoor storage and a wash bay would extend equipment life and reduce repair costs; a 50,000 sq ft steel facility was estimated at roughly $7.5 million up front, but the committee agreed to study phased options and financing before any vote.
Dunn County highway staff presented a cost-benefit analysis Jan. 7 that put a new equipment storage facility and an automated wash bay at the top of the department’s capital priorities, but the committee made no final decision.
The department’s engineer (Speaker 3) told the committee that keeping heavy equipment indoors and adding a wash bay would reduce depreciation and downtime. “So if you kinda say over, a 10 year lifespan, we’re saving $90,000,” the speaker said, citing modeled savings per vehicle and an…
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