County maintenance seeks two full‑time techs, mini‑excavator and jet machine in budget requests

Aug 11, 2026

County maintenance asked commissioners to add two full‑time maintenance technicians and requested three pieces of capital equipment: a used mini‑excavator (~$12,500), a jet machine (~$6,000) and an additional vehicle; commissioners discussed transferring an existing piece of equipment and using T‑SPLOST funds for upgrades.

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Administration (S3) told the board the maintenance department is being separated in budgeting to better track labor and benefits and requested two additional full‑time maintenance technicians to improve facility upkeep and enable rotating shifts that cover county buildings and the jail.

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