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Drop in the bucket?
City to haggle for used truck
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It could be the season for a new city bucket truck. The current one, pictured being used for Christmas decorations last year, is old and cranky, the city says.
The city of McMinnville is in the market for a bucket truck, as long as the price is right.City administrator Bill Brock has asked permission from the city’s Street and Sanitation Committee to negotiate the purchase of a used diesel bucket truck from McMinnville Electric System.Brock says the truck is needed to replace an older one the city has that is having maintenance issues. “We have a bucket truck right now,” said Brock. “We bought it at auction for $10,000 years ago.