
Kurt Wilcox
44:23 - 45:08
"Not 2 weeks after receiving this transfer, they actually dug up the buffer zone, which the city has a record of me calling Elizabeth Appleby to complain. She went out to no avail. I've got some great pictures of not only digging the buffer zone out— that's within 30 feet of the property line."
“Not 2 weeks after receiving this transfer, they actually dug up the buffer zone, which the city has a record of me calling Elizabeth Appleby to complain. She went out to no avail. I've got some great pictures of not only digging the buffer zone out— that's within 30 feet of the property line.”
- Speaker
- Kurt Wilcox
- Timestamp
- 44:23 – 45:08
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kenai
- Captured at
- August 26, 2026
From the transcript
Well, just to give some background, I'm gonna show that they have a bad record of watching out for the environment and following permit requirements. Not 2 weeks after receiving this transfer, they actually dug up the buffer zone, which the city has a record of me calling Elizabeth Appleby to complain. She went out to no avail. I've got some great pictures of not only digging the buffer zone out— that's within 30 feet of the property line. They're asking for variance to dig within 50 feet of the property line.
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