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Aleutian Village Trailer Park Report
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SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Von Bargen, CED Director
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Expenditure Required: N/A
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None. Report only.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Environmental Assessment:
Initially, Rhonda Wade anticipated having the written report submitted to the City by late March. She was unable to do so prior to leaving town. She just returned late on April 9th and advised me she would have the report submitted by Monday, April 17th. As soon as it is received it will be provided to Council for review.
Appraisal:
The appraisal requires a copy of the environmental assessment report. As soon as the report is submitted to the City, a copy will be provided to the appraiser so he can finish his valuation of the property.
Additional Land Request to ADOT:
When the City's delegation was in Juneau a request was made to ADOT to purchase additional property between the Aleutian Village location and the property occupied by Harris Sand & Gravel. On March 30th, the Mayor and members of Administration met with Ryan Anderson, the ADOT Northern Region Manager. The purpose of the meeting was to follow up on the items initially addressed in Juneau. Mr. Anderson informed the group the ADOT is in the initial phase of a new Airport Master Plan for Valdez. He requested we address this new property request as part of the Airport Master Planning effort. That is expected to take place within 18 months. In the meantime the City will continue to move forward with acquisition of the Aleutian Village property.
Acquisition:
Once the appraisal is complete the Council will need to make a final decision about purchasing the property. If the answer is yes, a resolution will need to be passed. That will "trigger" the official transfer of ownership of the land from DNR to ADOT.
Solution:
The most difficult decision-making is yet to come. What solution will the City move forward with, once sit...
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