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City Sells Buses To Theme Park, Church

By GEORGE WILKENS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 24, 2008

PLANT CITY All three buses that "retired" from city service this summer have found new homes.

You'll last remember the 14-passenger minibuses were taken out of service June 27 after Plant City Transit was closed down as a cost-saving measure. The diesel-powered vehicles with odometers in the 67,000 to 73,000-mile range, were subsequently offered for sale in August through a sealed-bid auction.

All three buses were sold to local buyers, including a theme park.

Two were snapped up by the First United Methodist Church of Plant City, for bids of $15,000 and $15,732.

Dinosaur World, the unique reptilian attraction just west of Plant City off Interstate 4, bought the other for $15,600.

The $46,332 proceeds from the sales exceeded the city's $38,146 final payoff on the buses.

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