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County spends $17, 551 on portable classroom
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Warren County is the new owner of a portable classroom that was used at the old Morrison School. The county bid $17,551 on the building and was the lone bidder in a sealed bid auction.The portable classroom is approximately 24 feet wide by 40 feet long and has heat and air. It had been for sale on the auction website govdeals.com on two separate occasions but did not sell as the reserve price set by the school system was not met.When bidding on the portables ended the second time at $11,777 and did not meet the reserve bid, the county’s Jail Oversight Committee voted to purchase the building for $12,000.“We felt like that was a good deal for the county to have it if we need it down the road,” said County Executive John Pelham.Shortly after the committee voted to purchase the portable, Director of Schools Bobby Cox was contacted by a man in Cookeville who offered $15,000.