(KLZA)-- Pawnee City Council members approved a number of business items pertaining to city equipment when they met Monday evening.
The Council voted to purchase a new Chevrolet pickup from Brinkman Brothers in Tecumseh at a cost of $32,500. Brinkman's submitted the lowest of five bids received for a new pickup.
Council members decided to allow the lease to expire on a John Deere tractor. A new 6-foot Bush Hog mower to fit on the front of the Bobcat Skidsteer was approved at a cost of $5,500
Discussion was also held about trading in a 25-year-old backhoe the city owns and replacing it with a mini-excavator. More information will be gathered before a decision is made.
The council also approved removing and doing a clean out of a couple of very old driveway tubes in the city.
Replacing the City Christmas lights was tabled. The preliminary estimate to replace the current lights is approximately $24-thousand.
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