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Assembly approves $1.2 million purchase of Seward-area parcel, conditions study review
Summary
The assembly enacted an ordinance authorizing the borough to buy 80 acres near Seward for $1.2 million to secure future access and potential housing development; the purchase is conditioned on a road-access feasibility study and final review steps.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly enacted an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of an 80-acre parcel near Seward for $1.2 million and funding a related feasibility study to evaluate road access. The assembly amended the ordinance during debate to require that the completed feasibility study confirming roadway access that meets borough road service-area standards be provided to the assembly prior to final approval by the mayor.
Finance Committee Chair Tom Tunseth described the property as “Blueberry Hill,” saying the parcel would adjoin existing borough lands and could secure higher-ground access out of flood and tsunami zones. The ordinance appropriates funds from the Land Trust Investment Fund and the Land Trust Fund;…
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