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Planning board approves Feather Lake preliminary plat amid runoff, runway and notice concerns
Summary
The Matanuska‑Susitna Borough Planning Board approved a preliminary plat to create 10 lots on about 168 acres near Horseshoe and Feather lakes, contingent on staff conditions, after neighbors raised wetlands, runway safety and public‑notice deficiencies.
The Matanuska‑Susitna Borough Planning Board approved a preliminary plat for the Feather Lake subdivision on a roughly 168.2‑acre parcel near Horseshoe Lake, voting to create 10 lots and adopt staff’s recommended conditions.
Kamen Reynolds, planning staff, told the board the redesigned plat shows 10 lots and recommended approval with seven findings of fact and five conditions, noting one geotechnical test hole on Lot 1 (12 feet deep) and groundwater encountered at about 10 feet. Reynolds said most of the proposed lots exceed 400,000 square feet and therefore do not require additional subsurface testing under Title 43 requirements.
Neighbors and nearby land managers urged caution, focusing on wetlands, a runway shown on the plat and whether…
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