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School committee approves $126,218 purchase of two Ventrac tractors for winter maintenance
Summary
After describing safety issues with aging equipment, Director Copas asked the committee to approve buying two Ventrac tractors and attachments through the Sourcewell cooperative for $126,218.24; members approved the capital purchase and discussed warranty, storage and DPW coordination.
Director Copas told the committee the district needs heavier commercial-grade equipment after a difficult winter and two staff injuries. "I am asking for approval to invoke for a $126,218.24 for 2, for lack of better term, tractors," he said, adding the machines come with a blade, a broom brush and a snowblower and are built for sustained campus work rather than one-off residential use.
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