TIMELINE EVENT
AgTech says counsel formally challenged the lease action
What happened
A September 24, 2026 letter by AgTech attorney Stuart S. Kimball to State Land Commissioner Robyn Sahid, titled “Notice of Exercise of Right to Cure,” disputes the department’s September 10 lease action. It invokes notice-and-cure procedures and asks for a public clarification that no lease cancellation decisions have occurred or are authorized at that time. The letter says a separate appeal is forthcoming. The State described one lease as in default and four as nonrenewals. A copy of the letter is public, but delivery, agency receipt, a filed appeal, an ASLD response, and relief have not been established.
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Sources 2
- Primary source · Public statementAgTech September 25, 2026 press release on the State Land lease action
Company statement dated September 25, 2026, supplied by AgTech. It records the company’s position on the September 10 State Land Department action and its stated basis for a formal challenge.
- Primary source · OtherStuart Kimball’s September 24, 2026 letter to State Land Commissioner Robyn Sahid
Seven-page copy of a September 24, 2026 Gallagher & Kennedy letter, signed by Stuart S. Kimball for AgTech LLC and addressed to Arizona State Land Commissioner Robyn Sahid. Titled “Notice of Exercise of Right to Cure,” it was published by KYMA. The PDF establishes the letter’s text, not delivery, agency receipt, docketing, or legal effect.
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Organizations 1
- AgTech LLC
AgTech is the Somerton-area biosolids contractor named in Yuma’s September 2026 award and the State lease announcement. Its company history and response are first-party accounts. The reviewed records do not resolve individual ownership or historical legal succession.
Related topics 1
- Yuma Biosolids / AgTech
A source-first guide to Yuma’s biosolids debate: State Land leases, AgTech’s reported formal challenge, the City contract, fly research, PFAS questions and the records still needed.