Clarion Co. looks to sell old vehicles, other equipment

Mary Lutz from the county’s Human Services department said the county will dispose of seven automobiles. She said two of the vehicles have been sitting “for years and one is not drivable.”

There are also two sheriff’s vehicles, a snowplow, some old office equipment and an emergency vehicle.

The vehicles are being stored at the county park.

Commissioner Ted Tharan said other equipment will be sold at the same time.

That equipment includes an icemaker and coolers from the former Holabaugh beer distributor.

The Holabaugh building on Route 322 was purchased by the county for $150,000 and will be used for equipment and record storage.

Tharan said the county has other, unspecified equipment from other projects.

Tharan suggested the auction could be held at the former Holabaugh building. Lutz said one of the vehicles would need to be towed to the auction site.

Commissioner Ed Heasley asked if the vehicles had to be sold by the bid process or could be auctioned. That question will need to be resolved.

No date has been set for the auction.

Liquid fuels funds

PennDOT has scaled back the money available through the fund, and the state has committed $487.5 million in liquid fuels payments this year to help municipalities across the state maintain roads and bridges. That is about $13 million below the amount available last year in Pennsylvania.

Clarion County receives about $3.4 million annually from the state, and the county would not be affected by the reduction as much as townships and boroughs in the county.

“Most of that goes directly to the townships and boroughs,” Tharan said. “The county only gets about $100,000.”

Tharan said the county is responsible for only two roads – one beside the administration building and other to the county fairgrounds.

“It would have a significant impact on the townships,” said Heasley.

“We would have to scale back our projects,” commissioner Wayne Brosius said.