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Commission backs AFLAP grant letter for Chena Lake trail; Plaque Road design advanced but a formal approval vote was delayed
Summary
Staff sought the commission's recommendation for a borough letter supporting an AFLAP grant to tie a new Plaque Road entrance into a circumnavigational trail at Chena Lake. The commission approved a letter of support; an earlier attempt to formally urge the Planning Commission to approve Plaque Road was deferred because the agenda did not advertise an actionable vote.
Borough staff and consultants described a Plaque Road project to add a second entrance to Chena Lake, build a lake-facing parking lot (about 30 spaces) and a roughly 4,000-foot paved path to the day-use area. The project was developed after the 2023 project nomination and leverages FAST Planning funds (including CMAC and Carbon Reduction Program elements).
Consultant Trish Shlavasser and staff said the parking layout was moved east to provide a greater buffer from adjacent houses and to reduce vegetation clearing. The design includes a 10-foot paved asphalt path and aims to orient the first view for visitors toward the lake. "We settled on 30 spaces," the design team said, describing the…
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