City of Benton to auction off used equipment

The city of Benton’s purchasing department will hold its annual dispersal auction at 4 p.m. Thursday at Appling Auction House.
The location is 22095 Interstate 30 in Bryant (first driveway to the right just past Tractors & More on the I-30 south service road).
“The auction is being held to disperse of surplus vehicles and equipment that are either no longer needed in daily operations or are not in a condition where they can be utilized by the city,” said Linda McAdoo, purchasing agent.
Viewing of items being offered for sale will start at noon, McAdoo noted.
A variety of equipment and items will be available. Included are:
•Around 20 vehicles, a street sweeper, a paving machine, a trailer, toolboxes, tires, hubcaps, rims, bar lights and related equipment, sirens, vehicle spotlights, miscellaneous police vehicle equipment, ammeters.
•Miscellaneous computer equipment, miscellaneous office equipment, filing cabinets, radios and related equipment, flashlights, televisions, camcorders, cameras and lenses, video cassette recorders, DVD players, cellular phones and chargers, briefcase, binoculars, end tables, chairs.
•Nordic Track, a Miller welder, traffic lights and related equipment, street sweeper brushes, transformer, light fixtures, fire hydrants, gas heaters, scrap metal, gun holsters, lawnmowers and other surplus items.
The city of Benton normally hosts an auction annually, but none was held last year, McAdoo said.
“There weren’t enough items to warrant having one in 2008,” she noted.

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