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Keizer to sell old furniture to residents_ 3/23/2009

The City of Keizer is holding a furniture sale .

The furniture is being sold because city officials planned to move Friday into a new facility right next to the old one. The city has purchased $512,000 of new furniture for its move to the brand-new Keizer Civic Center.

The city also will keep some old furniture including a polygraph chair, prisoner chair and a credenza. Keizer Community Library will get first crack at the old furniture the city is not keeping. The rest will be sold to the public at the sale Saturday, said Kevin Watson, assistant to the Keizer city manager.

Furniture for sale includes desks, chairs, tables, filing cabinets and shelves. Pictures of some furniture are posted on the city's Web site. A list of prices for the items is not yet available, Watson said.

Prices will be low as some of the furniture is a couple decades old, he said. But not all of it.

"Look at this one," Watson told one city hall visitor, pointing to an almost-new desk. "It's pretty nice."

People who are interested in buying furniture are invited to visit the old city hall during the sale. Some items may be bolted down but still are up for grabs.

"It's BYOT: bring your own truck," said Keizer Mayor Lore Christopher at a March 16 meeting when Keizer City Council approved holding the sale.

Tools such as drills for removing bolts, help lifting heavy objects and delivery of heavy objects will not be provided.

The event will be like a large-scale "garage sale," said Keizer city manager Chris Eppley. The city would have held a public auction, but a sale appeared to be the best way for the city to recoup as much as possible for what it spent on the furniture.

Anything that is not sold will be available on March 30 for free to nonprofits and government agencies, Watson said.

June 1 will be the grand opening for Keizer Civic Center, which includes city hall, police station and community space.

The total project is budgeted at $17.7 million. The city has spent $14.1 million so far, excluding furnishings.

The project is financed using urban renewal funds, state energy tax credits, grants and contributions from area tribes