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Commissioners discuss rising mower rental rates and potential tractor purchase
Summary
Road and Bridge head Kurt Demel said rental dealers may raise mowing tractor rent to $25 per service hour and possibly stop rentals; he estimated a new tractor at about $184,000 and buying out the current rental at about $158,000, and commissioners discussed alternatives.
Kurt Demel told commissioners the county's mowing tractor needs repairs and that the rental dealer indicated rent may increase to $25 per service hour and the dealer might stop offering rental agreements due to stock levels. Demel said a new tractor would cost approximately $184,000 and that purchasing the current rental tractor would be about $158,000; commissioners discussed alternative options but took no formal action.
The discussion focused on repair costs, rental availability and the comparative prices for replacement or buyout; no budget appropriation or purchase motion was recorded in the meeting minutes.
