A second try yielded two used trucks for county departments.
Mitch Garner, public works director, and Mark Griffith, road and bridge director, asked county commissioners to approve the purchase of a used truck for each of their departments.
The previous week, Garner told commissioners he’d come up short when seeking four trucks, two for each department. Dealerships did not supply bids, citing supply chain issues.
Commissioners suggested he search for individual, used trucks.
Garner found four used trucks that would meet his needs, three from Shields Motor Co. in Chanute and one from Iola’s Twin Motors. Commissioners wanted to buy local, so they approved the 2019 Ford F150 for $43,500, which was also the lowest bid.