(KLZA)-- Pawnee County Commissioners approved the purchase of a new motor grader for the Highway Department when they met Tuesday. 

A Cat 140-15 grader which includes a seven-year 7-thousand hour extended warrant was purchased from NMC Cat.  The purchase price is $214,680 less a $64-thousand trade in of a Cat 140M2.

The only other quote was from Murphy Tractor at a price of $282,500 minus a $50-thousand trade allowance.

The Board also approved a contract to have Central Plains Valuation LLC do commercial property appraisals at a cost of $20-thousand for the 2021-22 year and $10-thousand for the 2022-23 year. 

The name of the Workplace Safety Committee has been changed to “Workplace Safety Advisory Committee.  Larry Bradbury, Mary Moser and LaRita Weber were appointed to the present committee.