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Board authorizes auction of older street equipment and vehicles

5797711 · August 28, 2025

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The board approved declaring three older pieces of equipment surplus and authorized them for auction: a leaf-sucker unit, an older single-axle garbage truck and a one-ton flatbed with dump body; staff indicated replacements already purchased.

The Scottsburg Board of Public Works and Safety on Aug. 27 authorized three street-department items for public auction as surplus. Packet photos included a leaf-sucker (vacuum unit used for leaf collection), an older single-axle garbage truck and a one-ton flatbed with a dump body. Staff said the department has newer equipment in service and suggested auctioning these older units. Board members approved placing the three items on auction and noted they remain operational but aged. Staff said two of the pictured units have already been replaced and that the auction proceeds would be handled according to city policy.