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Pittstown board authorizes new plows and a 2025 Navistar truck for highway department
Summary
The Town of Pittstown approved purchasing two vortex plows for up to $32,500 and a 2025 Navistar Model HV507 for up to $315,945 with six‑year leasing through NCL at the Jan. 12 meeting, after Highway Superintendent Paul Campbell reported delivery delays for a previously ordered truck.
Supervisor Matthew Curley and the Pittstown Town Board authorized purchases to replace highway equipment at the board’s Jan. 12 meeting in Tomhannock.
Highway Superintendent Paul Campbell told the board two plows needed replacement and presented an in‑stock quote from Zwack. Councilperson Tanya Lipinski moved and Supervisor Matthew Curley seconded a motion “to accept the quote from Zwack for the purchase of two vortex plows at a cost not to exceed $32,500”; the board approved the motion unanimously.
Campbell also reported a truck he had ordered months earlier still had not been delivered and said an available vehicle from Amthor Welding could be purchased immediately. Supervisor Curley moved, and Councilperson Jason Eddy seconded, a motion “to purchase a 2025 Navistar Model HV507 at a cost not to exceed $315,945 with leasing through NCL for 6 years at $55,924.85 per year.” The board voted to approve the purchase unanimously.
The board accepted the Town Clerk’s report and received reports from Code Enforcement and the Town Justices during the same meeting; no additional details about financing terms beyond the six‑year lease figure were provided in the minutes. Campbell’s remarks indicate the purchases respond to immediate operational needs: replacement plows in stock and the opportunity to buy a truck available for delivery now rather than wait for the previously ordered vehicle.
The board also approved payment of vouchers on Abstract 1 during the meeting. No budget amendment or specific funding source for the plow or truck purchases was specified in the meeting minutes.
The highway purchases are intended to maintain the department’s winter operations; the board did not discuss alternative vendors, trade‑in allowances, or longer‑term fleet plans at the meeting. The board adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
