Ray Nix, who is handling the sale of the beleaguered dairy plant, said Tuesday he will send out inquiries within days to qualified commercial appraisers to get market value estimates on the state-owned dairy's Anchorage and Palmer plants.
The Anchorage plant on Northern Lights Boulevard was closed in December. The building and land was appraised in July at $5.665 million, Nix said.
He said the Palmer property would be valued on the land, the buildings and the equipment to maximize the possible sale. But one buyer could certainly buy all three pieces.
He said Tuesday he had 15 to 20 offers of varying degrees of interest, and they were still coming in since the state got no offers in early December from anyone interested in buying the whole operation for a minimum of $3.35 million.
One proposal in the board's packet was $710,000 from Jack White Commercial Real Estate in Anchorage, representing Raintree Properties, also of Anchorage. Ed Darby of Raintree said Wednesday morning their interest would be in bottling water at the Palmer facility. The letter indicated Raintree is prepared to add another $1 million to bring the buildings and equipment up to standards.
Palmer City Manager Bill Allen attended the Tuesday Agriculture Board meeting to reiterate the city's interest in acquiring the property.
The next meeting of the Agriculture Board and the Creamery Board is scheduled for Feb. 19.
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