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Levy County moves forward on nearly $897,000 road-equipment purchase plan to address aging fleet

Levy County Board of County Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The road department presented a $896,963.82 equipment purchase plan to replace aging, unreliable fleet and argued that better equipment would improve service and safety; commissioners debated lease vs. buy and funding sources.

The county’s road department presented an equipment purchase plan for fiscal year 2026 totaling $896,963.82 and asked the commission for approval to buy a range of equipment to improve service reliability and public safety.

The road presenter said much of the county fleet is aged and unreliable—pointing to multiple vehicles with more than 130,000 miles and heavy equipment dating back to the 1980s—and argued…

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