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Llano County approves Road & Bridge equipment purchases and an ARPA-funded F-350
Summary
The Llano County Commissioners unanimously approved several Road & Bridge equipment purchases — a Caterpillar cold planer ($34,000 cap), a T-post driver ($6,000 cap), a BigTex 20-foot dovetail trailer ($9,000 cap) — and authorized a 2025 Ford F-350 crew cab purchase not to exceed $80,000 using ARPA funds.
Llano County Commissioners on April 28 unanimously approved multiple Road & Bridge purchases to support county maintenance work, including a vehicle paid from federal ARPA funds.
Commissioner Linda Raschke moved to authorize Road & Bridge to buy a Caterpillar cold planer not to exceed $34,000 from unallocated funds; Commissioner Jerry Don Moss seconded. The court approved the motion unanimously. Commissioner Moss then moved to purchase a T-post driver attachment for the skid steer not to exceed $6,000; Commissioner Raschke seconded and the court again voted unanimously to approve the purchase. Commissioner Raschke moved to approve a BigTex 20-foot dovetail trailer purchase not to exceed $9,000; Commissioner Brent Richards seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
On a separate motion, Commissioner Raschke secured approval to buy a 2025 Ford F-350 chassis crew cab not to exceed $80,000, to be paid with American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Commissioner Moss seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.
The court recorded the purchases as coming from unallocated Road & Bridge funds for equipment and from ARPA funds for the vehicle. No public comment or debate on the items is noted in the minutes, and no amendments or conditions were attached to the approvals.
The purchases are intended to support road maintenance and operations; the minutes do not provide additional technical specifications or delivery timelines. The court did not record further discussion about disposal of replaced equipment or longer-term fleet plans.
