By Kelly O’Sullivan | Your Valley
Will four be a charm for those wondering who will purchase 1,099 acres of state-owned land up for auction in Goodyear?
The Arizona State Land Department auction scheduled for June 10 has been postponed until 9 a.m. Thursday, July 15, in the department’s basement room at 1616 W. Adams St. in Phoenix, according to a department spokesperson.The move marks the auction’s third postponement.
The state originally planned to auction the land near Perryville Prison on April 21, but postponed it until May, then June.It’s not uncommon for land auctions to be postponed, the spokesperson said.
Starting bid for the land will be $127.7 million, with proceeds going to the state’s schools and penitentiary funds.