The government was to expropriate all surplus land and pay compensation.

In 1987, he argued that the city was losing money from selling surplus land at less than the assessed value.

A second consideration was whether or not the federal government would grant the actual fort property to the state as surplus land.

He added that the state should consider whether it could spare surplus land to develop.

"They're saying they have this surplus land, and they'll make it available to build."

The process for the sale of surplus land was improved, resulting in increased income.

By 1887 less than half the surplus land had been sold, much of it at very low prices.

As part of the project, 100 new homes will be built on the surplus land.

This surplus land was surveyed and opened to homesteading in 1896.

The sale would be to surplus land, not the park itself.