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Ulster County approves highway equipment purchases and $1.3M fleet project; officials discuss EVs and charging plan
Summary
The committee approved capital projects to buy $3.88 million in highway equipment and a $1.3 million county fleet purchase; members questioned unit costs for tractors and learned 8 of 16 fleet vehicles will be PHEV/EV and the law enforcement center will get DC fast chargers and Level 2 plugs.
The Ulster County Public Works and Design Projects Committee unanimously approved multiple capital projects May 11 to fund highway and fleet equipment purchases, and held extended discussion about vehicle costs, bonding and the county’s electrification strategy.
The committee adopted Resolution 284 to establish capital project No. 769 and fund $3,880,000 for highways and bridges equipment. Legislator Berardi questioned several unit-cost estimates — citing a listed $260,000 price for a New Holland tractor model — and asked whether model numbers and procurement strategy could be standardized. Fleet…
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