Commission reviews two foreclosed parcels and a proposed land disposal; finance director outlines the foreclosure/disposal process

Staff presented two related property items: a recommendation to move two foreclosed parcels through the borough’s disposal process and a proposed land disposal (case 26‑001) that would subdivide and rezone part of a borough parcel for future sale.

Dora Cross, borough finance director, explained the foreclosure process to the commission: taxes are billed and published in February; after a statutory waiting period and multiple mailings, the borough may obtain a court clerk’s deed for tax‑delinquent properties. Once the clerk’s deed is issued, staff checks title and notifies any parties with an interest; if no owner claims a parcel, remote properties are typically held for 10 years before sale and the assembly must determine whether a parcel is surplus to public need.

For case 25‑010 the staff report described two parcels (Tract E, Shearwater Bay ASLS 87‑43, and Lot 15, Block 3, Aleutian) and recommended the commission make a positive recommendation to the assembly to begin disposal for future land sale; one of the two parcels is in city limits and, per statute, staff said the borough has followed the required notice and title checks.

In case 26‑001 staff proposed disposing of undeveloped portions of a borough parcel (draft preliminary plat dated Feb. 22, 2019) that would be subdivided and rezoned from Public Lands to R‑2 to create four lots. Staff said the current parking, dumpster and recreational field would remain and that final subdivision and rezoning must return to the commission for review.

What happens next: staff will correct a minor swap (surrounding land‑use text) in the packet for clarity, continue required statutory notices for any disposal, and forward staff recommendations to the assembly for its determination of surplus and sale method.