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Tift County confirms backhoe lease payments and clarifies fire truck funding sources
Tift County Board of Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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Summary
Public Works confirmed two leased backhoes have arrived and will cost $55,722.77 over three years; county manager clarified that only $1.2M of a $1,664,401 fire truck purchase is from ARPA, with the remainder to come from the Fire District Fund.
At the May 2 workshop the Tift County Board of Commissioners heard two related equipment and vehicle finance items. Public Works Director Jason Jordan said the county's two leased Deere backhoes — lease arranged through Deere Credit and Dobbs Equipment (formerly…
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