Mobile County Approves $5 Million for Capital Equipment Purchases

Posted on: Dec 10th, 2014 | News and Announcements

The Mobile County Commission today approved a debt issuance for the purchase of $5 million in capital equipment for public safety, infrastructure and voting equipment. The new funding will provide $3.5 million to the Road and Bridge Department for replacement of numerous dump trucks as well as the purchase of a grader, excavator and mowers. Another $765,000 is budgeted for the Sheriff?s Office for sheriff?s cars and other law enforcement equipment. Purchases also will include three ambulances and related emergency medical equipment for EMS at a cost of $405,000. Other scheduled purchases include trucks for Mobile County Animal Control and the Mobile County Voting Machine Warehouse. Overall, the county?s debt payments - even with the new issue ? will be down by $2 million in 2015 over the 2014 fiscal year.