County approves purchase of equipment
Marion County Commission approved purchases of equipment Monday for the county road and bridge department.
The purchase of a flatbed trailer for hauling equipment was approved for a Nevillbuilt trailer for $14,345 from Chuck Henry Sales of Solomon. County road and bridge superintendent Jim Herzet will review specifications.
If specifications are not satisfactory, the commission approved the purchase of a Holden trailer from Sellers Tractor of Wichita for $17,634.
A third bid for $18,600 for an Eager Beaver trailer from Murphy Tractor of Wichita also was noted.
Prior to approval, Herzet assured the commission the trailer was needed and will make work crews more efficient.
White Star of Wichita was the low bidder at $47,269 for a skid-steer loader.
Other bids were received from Victor L. Phillips Company of Wichita for a Case 465 at $54,825; Foley Equipment Company, Wichita, CAT 268 Bravo, $50,900; and Deer Trail Implement, Inc., John Deere 332, $51,713. Commission chairman Dan Holub abstained from the vote.
The purchase of a 2001 Entyre chip spreader from Van Keppel of Wichita was approved for $75,500, after a $5,000 discount and $12,000 trade-in allowance for the old machine were deducted.
— Rollin Schmidt, county noxious weed and household hazardous waste director, presented a schedule of mobile pick-up in the coming weeks.
The first pick-up will be from 9 a.m. to noon, April 8, at Durham; 9 a.m. to noon, April 15, Burns; 1 to 3 p.m., April 29, Ramona; 8 a.m. to noon, May 6, Goessel; 9 a.m. to noon, May 19, Florence; 8 a.m. to noon, May 20, Peabody; and 9 a.m. to noon, May 27, Lehigh.
Schmidt also reported he had passed two required exams on pesticides, plans to spray hedge tree seedlings, and cut back cedar trees in rights-of-way.
Schmidt requested and received a five-minute executive session to discuss personnel. The meeting reconvened with no decisions.
