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Commissioners authorize grader purchase, probe asphalt plant problems and sign Jayhawk bridge agreement
Summary
The board authorized public-works to execute a grader sales agreement, approved culvert and bridge agreements, and heard that the county asphalt plant is outdated with possible multi‑hundred‑thousand to million‑dollar repair needs; staff will pursue used-tank options and interim strategies.
Bourbon County commissioners authorized public-works director Kenny Allen to execute a sales agreement for a new road grader and approved related infrastructure items while staff reported a deteriorated asphalt plant that may require major repairs.
Allen explained two financing options for the grader: a higher annual payment that finishes with a $1 buyout after eight years, or a lower annual payment that would leave a…
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