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Board approves surplus dump trucks, hears plan for new excavator amid equipment needs
Summary
Tupper Lake declared two 1990 Ford L8F dump trucks surplus and approved auctioning them; council discussed long-term highway equipment needs including a proposed 16-ton excavator estimated at about $265,000 to replace an aging 2004 Gradall.
The Town Board approved declaring two 1990 Ford L8F dump trucks surplus and authorized sending them to auction. The votes were unanimous.
Councilman Adam Boudreau outlined longer-term highway equipment needs, saying the Highway Department often borrows Village equipment and that the 2004 Gradall is aging and less versatile. He presented preliminary pricing for a 16-ton excavator with auxiliary hydraulics and a quick coupler at an estimated $265,000 (optional grade-control systems extra) and said any purchase would follow formal bidding procedures. Boudreau recommended the board begin planning for the expenditure to allow the Highway Department to complete multiple projects efficiently and reduce contracted work.
