County Okays Purchase of Two Motor Graders

The Cheyenne County Commissioners Monday approved upgrading the road department’s fleet of motor graders with a Caterpillar and a John Deere.

The commissioners opened several bids from Caterpillar and John Deere representatives in the previous meeting. Monday’s discussions centered around what kind of a machine is being offered from each vendor and how well is it equipped.

Commissioner Randal Miller said the goal is to upgrade the county’s “aging fleet.”

“That’s why we buy two used units instead of one new one,” Miller said.

The commissioners approved the purchase from Nebraska Machinery Compa...