Hollywood spent nearly $458,000 on a Python 5000 pothole patcher that was billed as a one-operator, rapid-repair street savior. Instead, the pricey rig has been parked at the city’s public works yard, sidelined after repeated breakdowns. Delivered in 2022 and pulled from service months later, the machine has mostly sat idle while staff debate whether to unload it and try to claw back at least some of the money.
How the city approved the $458K purchase
According to City of Hollywood Legistar, the City Commission signed off in February 2022 on a sole-source purchase order authorizing Python Manufacturing Ltd., doing business as Superior Roads Solutions, to provide the machine for approximately $458,180.44. Meeting records show Public Works Director…..