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County facilities director cites failed jail generator; $35,000 emergency repair and rental added to budget amendments
Summary
Facilities staff reported a 1987-model jail generator failed a load test and requires radiator repair and a temporary rental generator at an estimated $35,000; commissioners agreed to add the cost to pending budget amendments and use jail-millage funds for the work.
Facilities Director Chad Powers told the Ways and Means Committee May 16 that one of the jail’s backup generators failed a recent load test. Contractors traced the failure to a radiator problem and recommended removing the radiator for rebuilding; parts are not manufactured for the model in service.
Powers estimated radiator repair and related…
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