Lansford is taking another shot at selling the vacant lot that has been home to the borough's community garden.

But officials want to offer the garden a new home if the organizers are interested.On Thursday, the borough will auction off a property at 201 W. Bertsch St. The bidding will begin at 2 p.m.The property could bring much-needed tax revenue to the borough, but at the expense of a grass-roots project.The minimum bid for the property is $4,000.The borough held an auction for the property back in December, but the only bid that was submitted did not meet the minimum bid of $8,000.If the bidders fail to meet the $4,000 minimum on Thursday, the borough can then sell the property privately, without a minimum bid, in accordance with state law."If you advertise it again and you don't get a bid, then you can negotiate a private sale," solicitor Michael Greek told borough council at their March meeting.A businessman from Allentown has expressed interest in the property. In January, council rejected a request from Frank Longo to rent or lease the property.Longo is planning to open a new bar and restaurant at the former Our Place, located across the street from the lot.In addition to the minimum bid, the buyer would be required to fix the sidewalks on the property, which are deteriorating.The bonus for the borough would be that the buyer would also have to pay property taxes.Mary Soto, who helped out at the garden with Lansford Alive! told the board at their March meeting that she believes it should stay the community garden.The garden was started in 2014 by the Grace Community Church."I'd hate to see a good thing in town get taken away for a couple thousand bucks," Soto said.Borough officials said that they have made a list of properties available to the garden organizers, but they were unsure if the garden had plans to move.Garden organizer Jodi Mika was unavailable for comment Tuesday.