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Commission recommends assembly review for negotiated lease of fairgrounds land

5779599 · September 11, 2025
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Staff recommended the Planning and Zoning Commission find no public purpose beyond current use for a portion of the fairgrounds and forward the negotiated‑lease land disposal to the borough assembly; commissioners expressed support and noted the proposed lease area is a portion of the property that includes the racetrack.

Kodiak Island Borough staff recommended the Planning and Zoning Commission refer a negotiated lease for a portion of the borough fairgrounds to the assembly after finding there is no public purpose for the parcel beyond its current use.

Chris French, community development director, said the administrative application asked the commission to determine whether a land disposal by negotiated lease met a public purpose test. Staff recommended it did not, "beyond what it's currently being…

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