BLM approves sale of land to GRIC for $9.6M

Maricopa Monitor

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has approved the noncompetitive sale of two public land parcels totaling just over 3,380 acres to the Gila River Indian Community for just over $9.6 million.

The GRIC, composed of members of the Pima Tribe and the Maricopa Tribe, has historical ties to these lands and the parcels include cultural resources and archaeological sites that are of considerable significance to tribal members, the BLM said.

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