Boerne and county partner to buy mulch grinder

The City of Boerne partnered with Kendall County on the purchase of a new mulch grinder for the county’s brush collection site.

The new machine, dubbed the Beast and built by Bandit, is a 35-inch capacity horizontal grinder that will recycle brush and limbs into mulch. The new machine came with a price tag of just over $700,000, with the City of Boerne agreeing to pay one-third over the next two fiscal years.

“The brush collection site is highly valued by residents of both Boerne and Kendall County, which was reflected in the City’s citizen survey last year,” City Manager Ben Thatcher said. “We are happy to partner with the county on this much-needed piece of equipment.”