Lands committee reviews two petitions to vacate easements in Cooper Landing and Sterling; planning commission had approved both

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Lands Committee reviewed two petitions to vacate easements at its May 20, 2025 meeting: KPB 6907, a request to vacate a 100-foot section line easement crossing Tract B-1 of Quartz Creek Subdivision (Outfitters Way Replat, plat SW2025-19; KPB file 2025046d) in the Cooper Landing area; and KPB 6908, a request to vacate a portion of Erling/Erwin Road and associated utility easements adjacent to Lot 1, Block 2 and Lot 2, Block 2 of Birch Forest Number 2 (Plat KN2019-80) in the Sterling area.

A clerk's note in the meeting record states that at its April 28, 2025 regular meeting, the Kenai Peninsula Planning Commission unanimously approved each referenced petition to vacate. Committee Chair Ribbons introduced the items and turned them to staff for presentation. Staff member Vince described KPB 6907 as a petition to vacate a 100-foot section line easement that bisects the tract; the applicant seeks to vacate the easement to enable further development. Vince said the parcel currently is undeveloped and has access from the Sterling Highway to the northwest, Outfitters Way and Bitters Way across the front, and Persistent Way to the west.

On KPB 6908, Vince described a petition to vacate Erwin Road (also transcribed as "Erling Road") and associated utility easements east of Erwin Circle; owners seek the vacation because the right-of-way and utility easements are not in use. Vince said the Irvine Subdivision Number 4 (as described in the presentation) will finalize the vacation of the road and that Rowan Road will be divided between adjacent landowners and a proposed new subdivision. The transcript records no public comment on either petition and no committee vote or formal disposition during this meeting; the committee proceeded to adjourn after considering the items.

The transcript provides case identifiers and plat references for staff review but does not record detailed engineering, environmental, or fiscal analyses in the spoken record. The planning commission's unanimous approval on April 28, 2025, is noted in the clerk's announcement; the committee's role at this meeting was to receive the presentations and documentation.

Because the transcript includes inconsistent name spellings for the road adjacent to Birch Forest Number 2 (transcribed both as "Erling Road" and "Erwin Road"), this article records both variants and notes the inconsistency for follow-up verification in official borough records.