Harrisburg is set to move forward with the sale of Western artifacts, now that a Court of Common Pleas Judge has ruled in favor of Mayor Linda Thompson.
It has been a hot issue between the City Controller and Mayor Thompson, but the judges ruling gives the Mayor the greenlight to sell.
This is a legal battle that has taken more than a year. City Controller Daniel Miller has to sign off on the consent agreement to auction the artifacts.
Tuesday, Mayor Thompson said, the city will be selling the artifacts. "The city will proceed with the auction of the collection."
Harrisburg City Mayor Linda Thompson says the timeline to sell the Western artifacts is already in place, and an assessment of the items up for auction will start in January.
"We are looking for an early to mid summer time frame here in the city of Harrisburg," said Thompson.
She insisted the auction should happen here in Harrisburg, so the sale would create an economic ripple effect for the community. It is estimated to draw a thousand people to Harrisburg over a multi week event, at the height of the auction season here in the Mid State.
The auction house, Guernseys, has also agreed to make a payment system, based on the sale items. The auction house will have 18% on the first $1,000,000 sold, 15% on one to two million dollars sold, and 12.5% on a total exceeding two million.
An early estimate of the earnings from the artifacts say six to seven million dollars will be earned. But the City won't know for sure until the January assessment.
The Mayor hopes the Controller follows the judge's order soon, and signs off on the auction.
It has been a hot issue between the City Controller and Mayor Thompson, but the judges ruling gives the Mayor the greenlight to sell.
This is a legal battle that has taken more than a year. City Controller Daniel Miller has to sign off on the consent agreement to auction the artifacts.
Tuesday, Mayor Thompson said, the city will be selling the artifacts. "The city will proceed with the auction of the collection."
Harrisburg City Mayor Linda Thompson says the timeline to sell the Western artifacts is already in place, and an assessment of the items up for auction will start in January.
"We are looking for an early to mid summer time frame here in the city of Harrisburg," said Thompson.
She insisted the auction should happen here in Harrisburg, so the sale would create an economic ripple effect for the community. It is estimated to draw a thousand people to Harrisburg over a multi week event, at the height of the auction season here in the Mid State.
The auction house, Guernseys, has also agreed to make a payment system, based on the sale items. The auction house will have 18% on the first $1,000,000 sold, 15% on one to two million dollars sold, and 12.5% on a total exceeding two million.
An early estimate of the earnings from the artifacts say six to seven million dollars will be earned. But the City won't know for sure until the January assessment.
The Mayor hopes the Controller follows the judge's order soon, and signs off on the auction.