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Yavapai supervisors authorize letter of intent to sell 7.5 acres to Prescott for police facility
Summary
The board authorized a letter of intent allowing the sale of approximately 7.5 acres near Prescott Lakes Parkway to the City of Prescott for a police evidence/storage facility and substation; the reappraised 7.5‑acre price was stated at $1,550,000, and proceeds were directed to the county general fund for capital projects.
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 20 authorized a letter of intent to sell about 7.5 acres near Prescott Lakes Parkway to the City of Prescott, which plans a police evidence and storage facility and a substation at the site.
Assistant County Manager Tyler Goodman briefed the board on prior study-session discussions and appraisal work: the full parcel discussed was 16 acres, which the county and the city jointly appraised; the city narrowed its purchase request to about 7.5 acres, which the county reappraised at $1,550,000, and the City of Prescott agreed to pay that full appraised value. Goodman said proceeds would go to the county general fund and could be used for capital-improvement projects, per board direction.
Board members asked staff whether carving a 7.5‑acre parcel would impair county use of the remaining land and whether the county should consider auctioning the full parcel later. Staff said the remainder retains access and that topography makes development challenging; the parcel also sits adjacent to a long‑planned Storm Ranch subdivision and likely has future market demand. The sheriff’s office and facilities staff had identified alternative sites for county facilities elsewhere in the county complex, staff said.
Because state statute requires unanimous board approval for a sale that did not go to public auction, the chair called the roll; the motion passed unanimously.
What’s next: staff will finalize transaction documents and the county manager and deputy county manager were authorized to sign and effectuate the terms of the agreement, subject to statutory requirements. The board did not adopt a sale ordinance at the meeting; final steps will follow standard sale procedures.
