Alex Strawn
11:43 - 12:27
"The Knick Fairview one is our most glaring example of how this code provision is problematic where they essentially say that gravel extraction is only allowed within industrial areas. And then it has sort of a hand drawn map with two properties that are labeled as industrial areas, one of which is already being used by Alaska Block and Concrete and the other one that is a junkyard. So there's a de facto prohibition of the entire Knick Fairview area"
“The Knick Fairview one is our most glaring example of how this code provision is problematic where they essentially say that gravel extraction is only allowed within industrial areas. And then it has sort of a hand drawn map with two properties that are labeled as industrial areas, one of which is already being used by Alaska Block and Concrete and the other one that is a junkyard. So there's a de facto prohibition of the entire Knick Fairview area”
- Speaker
- Alex Strawn
- Timestamp
- 11:43 – 12:27
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Mat-Su Borough
- Captured at
- June 2, 2026
From the transcript
Our comprehensive plans, our newest ones are almost 10 years old. Our oldest ones are 30 to 40 years old that are currently in code right now. The Knick Fairview one is our most glaring example of how this code provision is problematic where they essentially say that gravel extraction is only allowed within industrial areas. And then it has sort of a hand drawn map with two properties that are labeled as industrial areas, one of which is already being used by Alaska Block and Concrete and the other one that is a junkyard. So there's a de facto prohibition of the entire Knick Fairview area because.
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