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Council approves DPW surplus auction after questions about spare parts and a recently damaged trailer

2942879 · April 8, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a request from the Department of Public Works to declare about 47 vehicles and pieces of equipment surplus and to proceed with an online auction; councilors pressed DPW Commissioner Andrew J. Hall on spare-part retention and a 2023 radar trailer that was totaled in a crash.

The Lynn City Council voted on April 8 to declare roughly 47 vehicles and pieces of equipment surplus and authorize the Department of Public Works to auction them online.

Commissioner Andrew J. Hall told the council the list includes DPW, police, fire and ISD vehicles that have been taken out of service and that the department uses an online auctioneer to sell surplus equipment. "The first step in the process is for…

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