Board authorizes up to $18,500 for R12i GPS for environmental office

Jul 21, 2026

The board authorized the environmental office to purchase an R12i GPS (after trade) at up to $18,500 to replace an obsolete unit that cannot receive updates; the quoted price after trade was $18,081.50.

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Auditor-Treasurer Deb Vierhuf relayed a request from Ag Inspector Dustin Hauschild to replace an aging GPS data collector that can no longer accept software updates. Vierhuf told the board the quote for an R12i GPS after trade-in of the old R10 was $18,081.50 and said the R12i is one model behind the newest R50 GPS and should allow a longer timeframe for repairs and software updates.

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