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Grant County authorizes $361,377 purchase for replacement excavator after Dec. 2025 wreck
Summary
The county approved purchasing a 2026 Caterpillar 326 medium excavator for $361,377.10 to replace a 2004 John Deere excavator that totaled after rolling in a rock pit on Dec. 15, 2025. The motion passed unanimously.
The Grant County Court authorized purchase of a 2026 Caterpillar 326 medium excavator to replace equipment #462, a 2004 John Deere excavator that was totaled after rolling in a rock pit on Dec. 15, 2025.
The minutes record the proposed purchase price as $361,377.10. Motion: Judge Hamsher moved to approve the excavator purchase; Commissioner Rowell seconded. The motion carried with a 3–0 vote.
The purchase is intended to restore road-maintenance capacity following the equipment loss; county procurement and budget staff will process the purchase order per county purchasing rules.
