Christmas Mountains to Sell in November

Due to an error in boundaries on a Map given to bidders the State Land Board made no decision on whether to sell the Christmas Mountains. The board will now accept new bids on the property and make a decision at the November 2, 2007 meeting. The Land Board had received six bids ranging from $10,500.00 to $652,000.00 Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson said he believes a private land owner could take better care of the property than the State. I am beginning to believe that most of us could manage anything better than the State Land Office. Wild Ed