HOUGHTON – The Houghton Department of Public Works will have two additional pickup trucks.

The City Council approved the purchase of two trucks for $40,946 plus title work at Wednesday’s council meeting. The city will purchase a 2008 Chevrolet 2500 HD from Sayen’s Auto for $27,523 and a 2004 model from Keweenaw Automotive for $13,423.

Initially, the city had budgeted $40,000 this year for a new truck. As an alternative, the city approached six local dealerships for used trucks fitting a list of criteria including a model year between 2007 and 2010, a three-quarter ton chassis and four-wheel drive.

“We actually came up with two available pickups, which would allow us to rotate out one one-ton vehicle, which is a very heavy-duty vehicle, that we have now,” said City Manager Eric Waara. The one-ton vehicle would then be used to pull the city’s patching equipment. A three-quarter-ton plow truck would be given to the water department.

The city’s master mechanic concluded the vehicles were sound after driving and inspecting them.