Richmond officials sell property at center of junkyard dispute The sale of the property at 640 Alexander Reed Road leaves David Smith looking for a place to live and shifts the requirement to clean up the property onto its new owner. Share A variety of objects adorn the lawn of David Smith’s residence at 640 Alexander Reed Road in Richmond in this Aug. 21, 2018, photograph. Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal file RICHMOND — At odds with Richmond officials for years over his properties, David Smith is now considering his options. A week ago, a divided Board of Selectmen voted to accept a bid to buy Smith’s 85-acre property at 640 Alexander Reed Road, which the town had taken for unpaid property taxes in February 2020. Now, the property is in the hands of a new owner.