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Council Approves Truck Purchase for Parks

The Sidney City Council Tuesday approved the purchase of a new single-axle dump truck for the Parks Department.

The Parks department included a one-ton dump truck in the 2018-2019 budget. The council had previously appropriated $46,119 to purchase a new truck. The Department found a state bid Ford F450 XLT with a gasoline engine in Lincoln. The pickup is listed almost $1,000 under budget at $45,247.

The new truck will replace a 1996 Chevrolet 3500 dump truck.

In a memo to the city council, Parks Superintendent Tom Von Seggern said the Department uses the dump truck to haul a variety of mat...

 

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