The Austell City Council agreed 5-0 on Nov. 2 to buy three new service trucks, a mower and a bucket truck.

Total price is $175,342.

They include:

  • three new service trucks from Hardy GMC (the next-to-lowest bid to Hardy Chevrolet at $74,734) at nearly $76,778 and extended warranty costs of $6,578 for a total of almost $83,356 to be added to the Public Works Fleet and to be funded by the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).
  • an ExMark 72-inch Lazer X-Series with Kawasaki engine lawn mower from Douglasville Ace Hardware for $12,086 for the Parks Department.
  • a 2017 Ford F550 with Versalift, model VST52 Bucket Truck for $79,900 for the Parks Department.

Information: austellga.gov

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