County approves equipment purchases, surplus sales at special called meeting

The Fayette County Commission approved the purchase of two replacement tractors and authorized the sale of surplus equipment during a brief special called meeting on Monday,  July 6. All commission members were present except Commissioner David Hubbert. Commission Chairman Mike Freeman said the meeting was called following discussion at the commission’s previous meeting regarding the need to replace equipment used by the county’s road department. Freeman recommended purchasing two used John Deere tractors through the Alabama Department of Transportation’s equipment replacement program: a 2016 John Deere 6155M boom mower with 882 hours for $103,000 and a 2020 John Deere 6110M row tractor with 1,179 hours for $60,000, for a total purchase price of $163,000.