State Trust Land auction postponed to Oct. 20 for 2,700 acres south of Apache Junction
COVID-19 impacts on business operations cited as reason for change
Bidders have a little more time to come up with at least $68 million to participate in a State Trust Land auction of 2,783.13 acres south of Apache Junction and north of Queen Creek.
The auction was to be held Aug. 20 but has been postponed to Oct. 20, a spokesperson for the Arizona State Land Department said.
“Yes, the auction has been moved to Oct. 20. The new date has been on our website for a while,” he said.
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Bidders have a little more time to come up with at least $68 million to participate in a State Trust Land auction of 2,783.13 acres south of Apache Junction and north of Queen Creek.
The auction was to be held Aug. 20 but has been postponed to Oct. 20, a spokesperson for the Arizona State Land Department said.
“Yes, the auction has been moved to Oct. 20. The new date has been on our website for a while,” he said.
There are no changes to the auction except for the date, which was announced July 8, the spokesperson said.
The auction --- where sealed envelopes with the bids can be delivered --- is 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the Ironwood Room at the Historic 1891 Courthouse, 145 N. Pinal St. in Florence.
“Due to the impacts of COVID-19 on normal business operations, the Arizona State Land Department is extending the due-diligence time for potential bidders to evaluate the property and related materials available for this auction,” the new auction notice states.
K-12 schools are to be the beneficiary of the sale of the land in the area called Superstition Vistas, which is between Elliot and Ray roads and from Meridian east about 2 miles.
The Arizona State Land Department manages approximately 9.2 million acres of State Trust lands. These lands were granted to the state under the provisions of the federal Enabling Act that provided for Arizona’s statehood in 1912. These lands are held in trust and managed for the sole purpose of generating revenues for the 13 State Trust land beneficiaries, the largest of which is Arizona’s K-12 education, according to land.az.gov.
Richard Dyer Managing Editor | East Valley @RHDyer
Meet Richard Richard Dyer has worked at Independent Newsmedia Inc. USA since 1987, starting his career in Apache Junction as a copy editor and being promoted over the years to work as the editor of the Mesa Independent, news services editor for the East Valley office in Apache Junction, managing editor for the East Valley office, news services editor for the East Valley office and eventually also for the newspapers at INI’s then-Chandler office, managing editor again and as a news editor covering Apache Junction/Gold Canyon and Queen Creek. He helped start the Florence Independent while the news editor covering Apache Junction and Mesa news. In January 2023, he became associate managing editor for the East Valley newspapers and in August 2023 became managing editor for the East Valley newspapers of Chandler/Tempe, Gilbert, Queen Creek, Florence, Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon, while also reporting on Mesa and Apache Junction/Gold Canyon.
Community: Since 2009, he has worked as a volunteer to design The Blue Guitar Magazine, Blue Guitar Jr. magazine and Unstrung magazine, which are projects of The Arizona Consortium for the Arts; and since 2014, has been overseeing the art submissions.
Education: University of Arizona with a master of arts in journalism and a bachelor of science in agricultural communication. Also continuing education at Mesa Community College in welding in a metal art sculpture class.
Random fact: Saw his first tornado on May 31, 2010, which was classified as an EF-2, as part of a stormchasing tour group.
Hobbies: He is an artist of welded-steel sculptures, selling his artwork at juried and non-juried art shows.
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