By NICK BUDD
Hays Post

At Thursday night’s Hays City Commission meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to authorize the purchase of  400 polycarts, along with 50 extra wheels and hinge pins at the price of $21,450.

The carts will be acquired from Rehrig Pacific Co. of DeSoto and funds for the purchase will come from the Solid Waste Reserve fund.

According to Public Works Supervisor I.D. Creech, current polycarts have been in use since 2008, and the physical demands sometimes cause them to break. Additional carts also must be provided to new residential customers.

The new polycarts come with a 10-year warranty but the city is required to provide field replacements due to the fact the carts cannot be immediately replaced because they are a special run for the company.

By a vote of 2-3, commissioners voted down an amendment to the purchase that would have switched the color from blue to an earth tone.