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Property owner Matthew Anderson urges committee to waive sidewalks for Knox Highway 31 subdivision
Summary
Matthew Anderson, a property owner adjacent to the Knox Highway 31 parcel, said a prior board requirement to install sidewalks blocked a sale decades ago and asked the commission to waive sidewalks now; a neighbor supported his request and a motion to approve the subdivision with the waiver was moved and seconded.
Matthew Anderson, who identified himself as the property owner adjacent to the proposed Knox Highway 31 subdivision, urged the commission to waive the sidewalk requirement for the current plat. Anderson recounted that more than 20 years ago the board's insistence on sidewalks halted the sale of his property and said imposing the same requirement now would be "nonsensical." "I would be the 1st person to say, do not. It doesn't make any sense," Anderson said during his remarks.
Paul Ladner, a neighbor, voiced support for Anderson's request and described the sidewalk requirement as a "frivolous waste of concrete resources," saying there would be no meaningful pedestrian or vehicular traffic increase from the proposed lot split. Staff clarified that the commission can consider a waiver of the sidewalk requirement as part of its subdivision recommendation and noted the development review committee reviewed the request on 12/31/2025 and recommended approval. A committee member later moved to approve the subdivision with the sidewalk waiver and another member seconded the motion; no vote is recorded in the transcript.
