Plans to remove three mobile units at the Eldred Township Community Center are moving closer to completion.

At the Eldred Township supervisors meeting Wednesday night, Vice Chairman Blaine Silfies said the insurance company has agreed to pay $10,000 to help cover the cost of disposing of one of the mobile units. He said the insurance company won’t cover the other two, because it said the township failed to make roof repairs to the units, which led to the deterioration of the units.

Public works supervisor Jonathan Gula called four companies for prices and he suggested the township go with That’s Gotta Go dumpster service in Mount Pocono. Their rate is about $113 per ton for disposal of the portables.

Supervisor Scott Clark said that they are not sure of the weight of the mobile units.

“We’re not 100% positive how many tons it’s going to be,” Clark said. “We don’t believe it will be above 15 tons. What we’re looking at is making an approval of no more than $20,000, which would be $10,000 above and beyond what the insurance is going to pay for.”

Gula said he plans to dismantle the units, and sell any salvageable materials. This will also reduce the total weight to be disposed.

“There’s going to be expense, but there will also be some income,” Gula said.

He plans to sell the scrap steel, as well as any copper wire.

Gula said he has a spreadsheet prepared to keep track of everything he is able to salvage, hours put into the project, hours in and out for the machinery in order to get the profit and loss numbers.

“I think our true goal is to break even,” Clark said.

Gula has made a little money for the township from items the township no longer needs.

In his report, he said he was able to successfully auction 25 of 26 items on Municibid for a total of $1,491. The items included some old electric motors, florescent and incandescent light bulbs, and a variety of other things on a list he provided to the supervisors.

“We replaced our zero-turn mower. That was one of the major items that went. I think it sold for $650,” he said.

Gula also mentioned in his report that with the winter season coming to a close, he and his staff will be doing some repairs to the inside of the salt shed. They’ve also been doing some repairs to trucks and the salt spreader, brush cutting, installing a safe at the thrift store and some construction projects there as well.

“I never thought in my life I would be making dressing rooms, but we’ve been doing that,” he said. “We built shoe racks for Donna. She got a bunch of shelves. We’ve been assembling shelves, too.”

The dressing rooms will come in handy soon.

Donna Deihl, the manager of the thrift store, said they are getting everything ready for the prom dress sale. It will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on April 29 in the gym of the community center.

“That’s falling into place,” she said.