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Wasilla council approves purchase agreements for multiple parcels to advance airport runway expansion
Summary
The Wasilla City Council approved fund transfers and a set of purchase agreements to acquire six parcels and begin clearing title and easements needed for a planned runway extension and safety areas, using a mix of state, CIP and airport funds.
The Wasilla City Council on Tuesday approved a package of resolutions authorizing the city to buy several private parcels and transfer funds in support of the airport master plan and a planned runway extension.
Council members voted to move roughly $400,000 within the airport fund and adopt six purchase-authorizing resolutions to acquire multiple parcels adjacent to the airport runway. Public Works Director Eric Shaw told the council the items are the “first batch of private property that we seek to acquire so that we have the runway safety zones that we need for the expansion of the runway.”
Why it matters: City officials said the purchases are meant to meet Federal Aviation Administration geometry and safety requirements so the city can extend the runway first to 5,100 feet and ultimately to 6,000 feet, which they say will allow larger aircraft and support future airport growth. Shaw said the city is using an FAA-compliant acquisition process so future FAA…
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