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Planning board continues Bear Street Agape vacation request to Aug. 21 amid corridor plan concerns
Summary
The planning board continued the Bear Street Agape request to vacate East Bear Cub Court and alter lot lines until Aug. 21 after community concerns tied to the borough’s Bogard Road Corridor Access Management Plan prompted a request for more time.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Planning Board continued the Bear Street Agape plat action to its August meeting (continued to Aug. 21) at the petitioner’s request after members of the North Lakes Community Council and the petitioner raised concerns about how the borough’s Corridor Access Management Plan (CAMP) for the Bogard Road corridor might affect appropriate right-of-way dedication.
Staff described the petition as a request to vacate East Bear Cub Court and to eliminate common lot lines and a screening easement within Block 2 of Burry's Acres Number 2 (approximately 4.1 acres). The staff report referenced MSP 43 15 35 b (vacation of public dedication where not needed) and recommended approval with six findings of fact and nine conditions of approval, including a plat note prohibiting direct access to Bogard Road and a proposed dedication of a public use easement along the north boundary (staff recommended increasing that to 60 feet).
Rod Hansen, representing the North Lakes Community Council, told the board the assembly is still considering the Bogard Road CAMP and that the CAMP’s recommendations (including limiting driveways onto Bogard Road and constructing frontage connections) could require different right-of-way dedications than those currently proposed. He urged postponing board action until the assembly finishes the CAMP and borough staff can align recommendations to the final plan.
Craig Hansen, representing the petitioner Agape Fellowship, said the north-side easement was requested previously and that the landowner offered to provide it; he asked the board to consider the petitioner’s position and said he would need time to discuss alternatives with the owner. Planning Officer Fred Wagner explained technical problems with placing a frontage route on the south side of the lots (noting many wells and septic systems are located near the front property lines), which would complicate relocating or re-drilling wells.
When asked, the petitioner’s representative requested a continuance; a board member moved to leave the public hearing open and continue consideration to the board’s August meeting (August 21). Another board member seconded; the chair announced the hearing would be continued to Aug. 21. The transcript records the continuance but does not include a recorded roll-call vote tally.
