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Commissioners authorize waterline and buy replacement forklift for recycling site
Summary
Rawlins County commissioners hired MIDE Connections to install an 800-foot waterline and hydrant for $4,600 to address muddy conditions at the county recycling site and approved purchase of a 2019 Hyster forklift for $22,500 plus a $400 propane bottle, to be paid from the Recycling Equipment Fund.
The Rawlins County Board voted to hire Michael Pochop with MIDE Connections to install an 800-foot waterline and hydrant at the county recycling site to reduce muddy conditions. Commissioner Alan A. Solko moved to hire MIDE Connections for $4,600 and to pay from the Capital Outlay Improvement fund; Commissioner Mark Mosley seconded the motion and it carried.
Corey Castens, who oversees landfill and recycling operations, told the board the cardboard trailer in Herndon “was a mess” and that egg cartons often contained eggshells, prompting a suggestion that Herndon maintenance staff check the recycling trailer and that city clerk Kelsey Wahrman place a notice in the city water bill.
Castens said a repair estimate of roughly $7,100 to fix the existing forklift exceeded the machine’s value, and he presented a quote from Berry Material Handling for a 2019 Hyster with 5,020 hours for $22,500. Commissioner Mark Mosley moved to purchase the forklift for $22,500, authorize a $400 propane bottle and to use the Recycling Equipment Fund to pay; the motion carried.
Castens said the trailer that failed DOT inspection would be offered for sale or placed on an online auction as a storage unit.
