Outsourcing lawn care appears to be working well for the Pulaski County government. Maintenance Supervisor Jeff Johnston told the county commissioners Monday it’s still a learning experience for both him and contractor TK Lawn Services, but he thinks it will be a good working relationship. “By the end of this year, I’ll have a solid understanding of how much contracting this out has saved the county,” he said, “but at this point, so far, it looks like about $25,000, when you figure all the different things in, from me not needing to replace one person that I lost, to fuel savings and that sort of thing.”
Johnston also told the commissioners that he plans to get a cost estimate for replacing all the locks at various county buildings. He said that while there’s money in this year’s budget to replace some of them, he would rather do all the locks at once, so they can all be opened with the same key sets.
Johnston also wants to look into replacing the courthouse flagpole with one that can be taken down for repairs. Commissioner Kenny Becker suggested seeing if local Boy Scouts would be able to help.
In other business Monday, the Pulaski County Commissioners voted to reappoint Dr. Charles Hutton to the Pulaski Memorial Hospital Board.
