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Falls City Council approves purchase of new trucks

By John Nixon

03/05/2025

(KLZA)-- The Falls City Council approved the appropriation of the purchase of two, Ford Super Duty F-600 trucks and pertinent Hook-lift equipment at a cost of $262,113 when they met Monday evening.

Funds from the Solid Waste Fund, which is money collected for the tree dump site north of town will be used to pay for the trucks. The purchase was part of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget.

The trucks will be purchased from Hullman's Ford-Lincoln of Falls City with the the Hook-lift equipment purchased from American Equipment in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Council also approved an agreement wit JK Energy Consulting to provide a rate study for the electric, water, sewer and gas utilities as recommended by the Board of Public Works. The cost for the study will be $22,000.

Council members also approved execution of a nondisclosure agreement with the Nebraska Rural Generation, LLC. This is one of several such agreements the city has approved recently concerning attempts to bring additional power generation to the community. Council member Derrick Leyden says such agreements will help the community in negotiations and save money for the citizens.

The Council did approved a liquor license request for the El Canelo Mexican Restaurant at 1022 Harlan.

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