Hempfield officials will work with an auctioneer to clear out items left behind at a property they intend to use for a new fire station.
The township supervisors have approved a proposal from Bill Anderson Auctioneers that calls for the auction house to collect 10% of the proceeds.
Township Manager Aaron Siko said there will be an online auction. Details have not been announced.
Siko estimated between 100 and 200 items could be up for grabs from 235 Harry Long Road.
That will include a greenhouse, tools, equipment and appliances, he said.
The proceeds will go back into the project.
Hempfield is moving forward with plans to build a new fire station, being called Station 502, in the western part of the township. The 5.3-acre property at the confluence of Arona, Harry Long and Monkey Wrench roads was purchased for $375,000.
H.F. Lenz is handling design and oversight of construction through a $507,300 contract.
The new station has been controversial, with Adamsburg firefighters and residents in the area where it will be built expressing concerns about response times and its location.
Station 502 will replace the current Adamsburg station, which is 70 years old and on a dangerous curve on Edna Road, just off Route 30.
The new 7,000-square-foot, four-bay station will be about 2½ miles from Route 30. Officials said the location was beneficial based on geography.
Any change in response times compared with the Adamsburg station are expected to be nominal, they said.
Construction will be funded with $5 million allocated from a 2022 bond.
Hempfield has been working to bring its community volunteer fire departments under one umbrella, referred to as a “nonchartered” process in which they become absorbed into the Hempfield Fire Department.
In return, Hempfield manages the stations and pays all of their expenses while volunteer firefighters continue to respond to calls.
