County engineer seeks $330,000 for road‑widener to replace aging equipment
The county engineer proposed buying a road‑widener for up to $330,000 from existing budgeted funds, citing repeated repairs to the current machine and $12,000 monthly rental costs while the unit is out of service.
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The County Engineer requested authorization to purchase a road widener for $330,000 using existing budgeted funds. Staff said the current machine is a 2013 model that incurred over $26,000 in repairs last year and has been out of service for two months; the county has been paying about $12,000 a month to rent a replacement while waiting for repairs, and the vendor indicated rental payments would apply toward the purchase of the unit.
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