Council buys a heavy haul truck for the demolition program
The council approved on consent, 4-0, the purchase of a Western Star heavy haul truck from Premier Truck Group for $160,111.17 for the Solid Waste Collection Dangerous Structure Demolition program. The memo said the truck was approved in the FY2025/26 CIP review and charged it to "PRJ-0000124 Equipment for Dangerous Structure Program."[1][2]
Consent item 4.6 bought a Western Star heavy haul truck from Premier Truck Group (Sourcewell 032824-DAI) for $160,111.17, funded from general fund revenues under CIP PRJ-0000124. The consent agenda passed 4-0 with Councilmember Tim Reid absent.
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Haul truck
$160,111
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The four equipment purchases approved in March and April 2026 total $743,699.47, compared with the $715,000 listed for program equipment in the FY2025/26 capital budget. The CIP line also listed two roll-off containers, which did not appear as separate council items.
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