Monday, June 20, 2005
City CFO belongings up for grabs
I went to the Sloan Convention Center Saturday June 18th mostly out of curiosity. I had seen in the news that the personal belongings of a former Bowling Green CFO were on the block because of some misdeeds. The Bowling Green Daily News reports;
"What was once the property of city Chief Financial Officer Davis Cooper now will help pay back the city of Bowling Green, as about 1,000 people gathered for an auction at Sloan Convention Center."
Full story from the Bowling Green Daily News http://www.bgdailynews.com/articles/stories/public/200506/19/0004uuaa_top-news.html
I arrived just after 10:00 AM to find a full house. I estimated about 500 people but the paper reported 1000. It was amazing! I have been to a few auctions and have never seen anything like this. There was another auction at the same time here in Greenwood Shopping center for the out of business "Mega-Dollar" which only a fraction (est about 25 people) showed up to snap up dollar store bargains and store fixtures.
I took some pictures of the Cooper auction turn out just for giggles, (click for full view) and perhaps nostalgia.
See also:
- Cooper auction to refill coffers Sunday, June 12, 2005 BG Daily News
- Davis Cooper Pleads Not Guilty May 18, 2005 WBKO TV
- Cooper is arraigned May 18, 2005 BG Daily News
