PLYMOUTH — This week, the Marshall County Council heard from the President of the Commissioners, Stan Klotz, and County Highway Superintendent, Jason Peters, regarding refurbishing a truck for the department.
Klotz told the Council that a new dump truck for the Highway Department has a cost of approximately $250,000 and that the refurbishing of a current truck would involve a much lower cost.
Klotz and Peters had chosen a current truck that was slated for replacement to undertake the project. Klotz said that the truck would have the engine replaced, and if necessary, a new transmission and other repairs and upgrades.
He said the total cost would be approximately $107,000; $50,000 of that for the new engine. This will be the first project for refurbishment, and Klotz said if it works out, he and Peters will come back to the Council in the future to fund more trucks in this manner rather than purchasing new.
