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Board discusses buying tractor rather than borrowing community equipment
Summary
Board members discussed purchasing a district tractor to replace repeated borrowing of community equipment; staff said bids exist, the district budgeted $22,000 for the relevant department, and the purchase will be presented as an action item in April after obtaining additional bids.
Board members discussed moving from regularly borrowing community equipment to purchasing a tractor for district-use tasks.
The Chair said the district has traditionally borrowed equipment and proposed buying a tractor to expand capability and reduce reliance on borrowed machines: “The other thing is I wanted to talk to you about the potential of buying a tractor.” Staff noted preliminary bids and said the district had budgeted $22,000 for the relevant department; the Chair said he would ask staff (George) to obtain additional bids and that the item would be placed on the April agenda as a formal action item.
Board members also discussed the practicalities of service and repair, recommending solicitation of multiple bids and consideration of local vendors to ease maintenance logistics.
