They could not be reached for comment Sunday.

In a release to the Post-Dispatch Sunday night that outlined recent events, Billy Busch said he offers far more stability for the future of Grant’s Farm than ownership by his siblings. The release said three of the four siblings don’t live in the St. Louis area, nor do they “have the intention of owning and running Grant’s Farm long-term.”

“The proposed sale to the Zoo was driven by the same four who, ironically, are now offering $26 million to buy it,” Busch said in the release. “I do not want to get into a bidding war with my brothers and sisters, who I love, but if they and their advisors have been so intent on getting the trust to sell Grant’s Farm, why do they now want to buy it? Why not authorize the trust to sell it to me? My plan would benefit each of us.”

Billy Busch’s offer further invites his brothers and sisters to join in his proposed purchase of the mansion as equal co-owners “to use and enjoy the Busch family home, just as they’ve always done.”

The anticipated new bid offer comes as the issue is to be continued in St. Louis Circuit Court’s probate division before Commissioner Patrick J. Connaghan.

The hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday and continues the original trust litigation when the four siblings moved to split Grant’s Farm property from the family mansion to advance the sale to the zoo.

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