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Airport staff reports progress on runway parcel purchases, announces master-plan public meeting; warns Glen Highway project could affect demand
Summary
City staff reported council approval of the first parcel purchase toward a planned runway extension and announced an airport master-plan public meeting on Feb. 11.
Airport staff told the Wasilla Airport Advisory Commission on Jan. 16 that the city has taken the first step toward a planned runway extension by securing approval at a council meeting to purchase one of multiple parcels needed for the project.
A staff speaker said council action approved purchase of the first of six of roughly 20 parcels the city anticipates needing for the runway-extension project, describing the parcels as smaller subdivision lots off Ridgeline Way and noting purchases were based on an appraisal process following Federal Aviation Administration guidance. The staff speaker cautioned that a separate, much larger roughly 70-acre property across…
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