North Woodbury Twp. Buys Tractor, Tables Salt Shed Project

After considering three bids for a new tractor and considerable discussion about cost, a decision was made to purchase a John Deere 5-1 series tractor from West Central Supply at a cost of $98,105 at the May North Woodbury Township regular meeting.

West Central Supply, however, gave the township $45,000 for the old tractor for a net cost of $53,105. West Central Supply agreed to provide a loaner in case of a break down and also offered an extended warranty on the tractor.

The John Deere had $10,000 to $11,000 of options on it and weighed 2,100 pounds more than a Kubota submitted for the townsh...