County sets up surplus auction site

The Flathead County commissioners have approved the launch of a surplus auction website, http://flathead.mt.gov/surplus.

The site is aimed at allowing members of the public to bid on items that are no longer needed by Flathead County.

Items are posted at the beginning of each month and each auction continues until the end of the month, at which time items that receive bids are sold to the highest bidder. Bids can be as low as $1, but each bidder is confined to one bid per item per month.

The winning bidder will be notified by email or phone call at the end of the auction.

The commissioners said they believe the website will be a benefit to the county to allow the public to reuse items that might otherwise go into storage or end up in the landfill.