Sun staff
The auction to get rid of forfeited and unused county vehicles April 26 brought in nearly $190,000.
Clermont County Facilities Management Director Wade Grabowski said they had more than 275 bidders come to the auction.
“We did very well,” Grabowski said. “There was a great turnout.”
Grabowski said an auction was the best way to get rid of the large quantity of unused vehicles and miscellaneous items they have at the county.
Grabowski said the nearly 90 vehicles include old police cars, other county vehicles that are no longer fit for public use, and vehicles that have been forfeited from individuals who have been prosecuted.
Grabowski said sometimes taxi companies will come to the auction to purchase multiple vehicles at once. He said other buyers are interested in the high-end vehicles that have been forfeited.
“There are some high-dollar vehicles that are there,” Grabowski said before the auction.
Grabowski said they haven’t had an auction in several years, but with the number of vehicles they had, it was a good way to sell them.
“This was by far the largest auction we’ve had,” Grabowski said.
Grabowski said the money from the auction will go back into the appropriate funds, depending on what funds were used to purchase the vehicles.