The Latvian government decided to sell the Skrunda-1 site in 2008, and on 5 February 2010, the entire 40-hectare (99-acre) former town was sold as a single lot at auction in Riga.
I 2008 besluttede den lettiske regering sig for at sælge Skrunda-1, og den 5. februar 2010 blev hele den tidligere by solgt som ét enkelt lot på en auktion i Riga.