U.S. selling former border crossing facility along Saint John River

The U.S. government is selling a former border crossing facility in Madawaska, Maine, across from Edmunston, New Brunswick. Article content

An online auction for the property starts on Wednesday, Aug. 20. The asking price is US$25,000. Article content

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Bidding for the old Port of Entry (POE) will increase in $1,000 increments, says the U.S. General Services Administration in a press release about the sale. (The GSA is the U.S. government’s shared services arm, managing a real estate portfolio of over 360 million rentable square feet.)

The almost one-acre property is located along the Saint John River. The intention behind the sale seems to be for a buyer to simply convert it into a local business.

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