Aug 20
Elected officials won’t get to bid on surplus items
By Jefferson Weaver
Staff Writer
Government auctions are gold mines for bargain hunters, but Whiteville’s City Council won’t join the bidders Sept. 14.
To avoid any appearance of impropriety, the board voted Tuesday to prohibit members of the city council from bidding on items at the city’s next surplus auction. Cars, trucks, a van, tools, computers and other extra equipment will go on the auction block in the first city auction since 2005.