County ready to move ahead with equipment and vehicle purchases
The County Legislature is set to authorize more than $588,000 in new equipment and vehicles for the Highway Department after the Public Service Committee recommended approving the planned purchase of a flatbed truck, loader and 13 pickups, SUVs and sedans.
The biggest ticket item is a Hyundai 760-9 wheel loader from George & Swede Sales and Service of Pavilion in conformance with state bid specifications.
The loader will be paid for out of the road machinery fund over five years in annual payments of $38,894. The hooklift flatbed truck bed will be purchased from Cyncon Equipment of Henrietta for $59,953, and also paid out of that fund.
The 13 vehicles purchased will come from Van Bortel Ford in Rochester at a total cost of $334,615.
They are:
- Two SUVs for the Sheriff's Office at a cost of $53,527
- A 3/4 ton 4WD pickup for facilities maintenance, $36,515
- 1/2 ton pickup for soil and water, $28,388
- Full-size Taurus police vehicle for probation, $24,799
- Four full-size Ford Fusions, $70,337
- A van for animal control, $29,737
- Two vans for facilities maintenance, $58,560
- An SUV for Emergency Management Services, $32,771
CORRECTION: The hooklift flat-bed was not authorized for purchase.