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Commissioners authorize pursuit of used backhoe; plan 3-year financing with down payment
Summary
Brown County commissioners voted to pursue purchase of a used 2022 Case backhoe with 880 hours for about $85,433, favoring a three-year financing term (4.95% cited) with a 20% down payment to align payback and equipment life.
The board reviewed multiple quotes for a used 2022 Case backhoe (880 hours) and compared that to the sticker price of a new machine (about $155,000). A commissioner framed the decision as a cost-saving measure: "In lieu of spending a $155,000 on a brand new backhoe, we were able to search and find a used backhoe with low hours that will suffice and do the job that we needed to do at the landfill for $85,000," a commissioner said.
After discussing down-payment options and projected annual hours, commissioners voted to pursue the low-hour used unit, authorize staff to seek a best-and-final offer from the seller, and to proceed with local financing options that included a three-year repayment term and an approximate 20% down payment. The motion carried.
