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Mesa Auctions Off Property With Controversial History

Jim Walsh
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Jim Walsh.

Mesa has auctioned off a 132-acre piece of property with a controversial past.

The city-owned land at Thomas and Recker Roads was the subject of a bidding war at last week’s auction, ultimately selling for more than $21 million.

Reporter Jim Walsh of the East Valley Tribune covered the auction and has written about the property’s past. The Show spoke with him about it.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.