by

Fred Swift

Hamilton County Reporter

A sale of county government surplus furnishings and equipment
has been scheduled by county commissioners for Saturday,
Oct. 28.

Several hundred items ranging from riding mowers to ring
binders will go to the highest bidder in the first surplus auction the
county has held in several years.

The sale will begin at 10 a.m. in the Llama Barn at the County
Fairgrounds on East Pleasant Street in Noblesville.

All the items will be listed in detail on the Commissioners’
website.

Likely some of the most popular will be snow removal
equipment, several vehicles, various types of chairs, desks, both
wooden and metal, a vast array of filing cabinets, an ice machine,
paper shredder, and a washer, dryer and refrigerator.

Serving as auctioneer will be Brian Bailey. Terms
of the sale are cash or money order. Proceeds of the
sale go into the county general fund.

Commissioners in their Monday meeting also authorized
an online sale of large surplus highway equipment. These items
can soon be found listed on a website known as GovDeals.com.

In other action at this week’s meeting, commissioners continued discussions with American Structurepoint, the architectural and engineering firm planning
expansion of the Government and Judicial Center.  County officials hope to bid the project in February 2018 and begin construction in April.

Commissioners also determined the county would engage a public relations
professional to keep the news media abreast of the various ongoing county plans and projects.  A selection is likely at the next board meeting.