Augusta city committees are scheduled Tuesday to consider more than $1 million worth of purchases for work and play.
The city’s Administrative Services Committee will look at spending more than $942,000 on 18 new vehicles.
If approved by the full Augusta Commission, Augusta Animal Services would receive two 2026 Ford F-250 trucks, upfitted with compartments for animal transport, each priced at $72,145. The 2012 and 2013 F-250s currently in use have logged more than 168,000 miles and more than 137,000 miles, respectively.
The Richmond County Marshal’s Office would get five 2026 Dodge Durango Pursuits, police-equipped SUVs totaling $266,552.70. Four would be equipped with caging for safe, secure transport. The vehicles would replace five that meet the city’s replacement criteria and are nearing the end of their useful lives.
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The Augusta Fire Department would receive 11 vehicles costing $531,620.04 – five 2026 Ford Maverick pickup trucks; two 2025 Ford Explorers; a 2026 Ford Transit 250 cargo van; a 15-passenger Ford Transit van; a 2026 Ford F-250 extended-cab truck; and a 2026 Ford F-250 crew-cab truck.
In other business, the city’s Public Services Committee will review a quote for the delivery and installation of new Augusta Riverwalk playground equipment to replace what was destroyed or blown away in September 2024 by Hurricane Helene.
Fort Payne, Alabama-based playground equipment manufacturer GameTime offered an estimate of $194,475.93.

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