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Committee reviews petition to vacate Farmwald Circle right-of-way; planning commission had unanimously approved
Summary
At its Feb. 4, 2025 meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Lands Committee considered a petition to vacate Farmwald Circle right-of-way in the Bridge Creek Cooperative Subdivision, an action staff said is intended to help protect the Bridge Creek watershed.
At its Feb. 4, 2025 meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Lands Committee considered a petition (listed as KAPB 65 85 in the meeting) to vacate the entirety of Farmwald Circle right-of-way in the Bridge Creek Cooperative Subdivision (HM-81-5). The petition was brought to the committee by the mayor.
Vince Hughes, a borough staff member, said the vacation request is part of an effort to promote environmental protection within the Bridge Creek Watershed District, which the transcript identifies as a crucial public water source for the City of Homer. Hughes said there are currently no constructed roads or utilities within the proposed vacation and that legal and physical access to adjacent parcels would not be adversely affected.
Hughes told the committee the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission voted to approve the vacation at its Jan. 13, 2025 meeting; when Assembly member Cox asked whether that vote was unanimous, Hughes said it was unanimous. The transcript does not record a committee vote on the petition during the portion of the meeting provided.
The staff remarks emphasized environmental protection of the watershed and that the right-of-way contains no built infrastructure to be removed. Any final action to vacate the right-of-way would require the appropriate ordinance or resolution and follow-up actions by the borough and any affected agencies.
