Commissioners approve adding pickup to Public Works bid package
Jul 7, 2026
After staffing changes and failing vehicles, Public Works told the Board it needs an additional half-ton pickup for the Assistant County Engineer and to reassign an existing truck for inspections; commissioners approved adding the vehicle to the bid package 5-0.
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Curtis Mader, Public Works Director, asked the Board to allow staff to add one more half-ton pickup to an ongoing bid package so the county could purchase a replacement for the Assistant County Engineer. Mader explained recent staff changes and equipment reassignments — including the return of a new surveyor and reallocation of vehicles — and said an existing vehicle transferred to the landfill is now unreliable.
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