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Assembly to consider easement allowing shoreline stabilization along Russian River after erosion complaints
Summary
The borough proposed granting easements at less than market value to allow adjacent property owners to stabilize an eroding riverbank along the Russian River; staff said easement terms would require owners to obtain permits and accept liability for future changes.
Kodiak Island Borough staff presented a draft resolution on April 10 that would authorize disposal of borough land by easement—granted at less than market value—to allow adjacent property owners to stabilize riverbanks along the Russian River in Women’s Bay and Bells Flats.
The easement request stems from repeated erosion and flooding that threaten private parcels bordering borough-owned land described in staff materials as USS 2539 Lot 1 Remainder. Staff said property owners adjacent to the borough parcel requested access to borough land to place rock, root wads and similar bank-stabilization measures to protect homes…
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