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NEW ULM -- Brown County commissioners unanimously approved the purchase of two trailers for portable radar speed signs on April 18.
Action came on a motion by Commissioner Tony Berg, seconded by Scott Windschitl to buy two Kayak & Water Sports trailers at $2,500 each plus design drafting time from Teske Manufacturing, Springfield.
Other bids received were $4,925 per trailer from TAPCO and $399.99 per trailer plus additional parts and materials and fabrication time from Northern Tool Co.
Two radar speed warning signs were purchased by the Brown County Sheriff's Department in fall 2022 to be deployed at various county locations. The highway department was tasked to fabricate and/or acquire trailers for the signs for transport and setup.
Commissioners unanimously approved the purchase ofpower broom from RDO for an $83,923 state bid price, which allowed a $13,500 trade-in value for a 2013 Superior Broom. Action came on a motion by Commissioner Tony Berg, seconded by Windschitl.
Berg added the stipulation that instead of the $13,500 trade-in, selling the county's old broom on MnBID for at least $18,000.
A power broom is an essential piece of equipment for cleaning roads in preparation for seal coating, which has been done more and more in recent years to maintain roads longer between resurfacing projects.