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BOE cuts assessed value of fourplex after diesel spill, cites cleanup costs
Summary
The Board of Equalization reduced the assessed value of Pamela D. Troop’s fourplex (PAN 394190) to $200,000, citing contamination from a 2019 diesel release and uncertain remediation costs. The board voted 4-0 after recusal of one member.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Equalization on April 18 reduced the assessed value of a fourplex owned by Pamela D. Troop to $200,000 (land $16,163; improvements $183,837) after hearing testimony about a diesel spill, subsequent contamination work and a contaminated‑site designation from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
Troop, the appellant, described a leak she said originated at a tiger‑loop connection to the building’s boiler in June 2019. She told the board crews removed contaminated soil in drums and contractors applied treatments; she said initial on‑site cleanups cost about $30,000 and engineers later estimated the work to complete remediation could…
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