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County moves $50,000 to grinder repair fund after engine failure drained account
Summary
The board authorized transferring $50,000 from the road fund balance to buy grinder teeth and housings for the year after a major engine repair depleted the grinder repair account; members discussed charging towns for grinding and replacement costs.
County roads staff said the grinder repair/replacement fund was drained by a major engine repair and asked for a $50,000 transfer from the road fund balance to buy grinder teeth and housings for the year. "This is to buy basically, this will buy all the grinder teeth and, housings for the year," staff said. The board approved the transfer by voice vote.
Members discussed how often grinder teeth are replaced (staff said the teeth replacement expense runs about $40,000–$50,000 annually) and whether towns are charged for grinding services (staff said they charge $4,000 a day to towns when grinding for them). The motion passed; the transcript does not list a numeric vote tally.
