STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND & WATER
Land Sales Section
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Fall Auction under AS 38.05.055 Auction sale or sealed bid procedures will begin September 19, 2019. Sealed auction bids are accepted September 19 through October 17. This year’s fall auction features 30 parcels statewide. This auction will be a sealed-bid auction. An electronic version of the Auction #488 brochure with information about the procedures and parcels is available at https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/landsales/brochure/.
Auction bids will be opened, and apparent winners will be announced, on October 30, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at DNR’ s offices in Anchorage. Attendance at the bid opening will not affect the outcome.
General Over-the-Counter (OTC) sales, which are open to both Alaska and non-Alaska residents, will follow the auction beginning on November 13. For the first four weeks of OTC sales, parcels will be priced above the appraised value. DNR will not accept OTC purchase applications by mail. OTC purchase applications will be accepted online and in person only. See http://landsales.alaska.gov or brochure pages 42-81 for details of sale procedures.
If you have questions, please email landsales@alaska.gov or call 907-269-8594 (TDD available at 907-269-8411) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. You can also find us at http://www.facebook.com/AlaskaLand/, on Twitter as @AlaskaLand4Sale, and on Instagram as @Alaska_land4sale.
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comment on the proposed auction. The deadline for public comment is 5:00 P.M., Thursday, September 19, 2019. Only persons from whom the Land Sales Section receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal. Written comment may be received by fax, email or postal mail. Submit comments by fax to fax # 907-269-8916, by email to landsales@alaska.gov with the subject line, “ATTN: Auction Procedures”, or by mail to DNR Land Sales, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 640, Anchorage, AK 99501.
If no significant change is required, a summary of comments and responses will be issued if any comments are received, and the Auction #488 and OTC offerings will proceed as scheduled without further notice.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.