JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY
Columbia Borough Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to approve a $14,139 transmission replacement for a borough-owned dump truck. Council members Jeanne Cooper and Ethan Byers were the two no votes. Councilwoman Joanne Geesey was absent.
A rebuilt transmission transmission will be installed within “a week or so” and will include a warranty, according to Highway Department Manager Jake Graham. The borough purchased the truck, a 2005 Freightliner, 16 years ago for $75,000. A new truck would cost about $250,000…