
Kevin Cross
25:12 - 25:39
"In regards to the public testimony, removing Section AC, unfortunately, I think even if we were to do that, just to justify, it would only be for entertainment purposes because it exists on the state plat, which supersedes us. So unfortunately, dealing with that issue is not something that we can handle. Even if we removed it, it would still still exist. Therefore, I am moving forward with it unaltered."
“In regards to the public testimony, removing Section AC, unfortunately, I think even if we were to do that, just to justify, it would only be for entertainment purposes because it exists on the state plat, which supersedes us. So unfortunately, dealing with that issue is not something that we can handle. Even if we removed it, it would still still exist. Therefore, I am moving forward with it unaltered.”
This also will allow for additional park space to be developed in the area. In regards to the public testimony, removing Section AC, unfortunately, I think even if we were to do that, just to justify, it would only be for entertainment purposes because it exists on the state plat, which supersedes us. So unfortunately, dealing with that issue is not something that we can handle. Even if we removed it, it would still still exist. Therefore, I am moving forward with it unaltered.
The Anchorage Platting Board voted July 1 to approve a Port of Alaska subdivision plat without removing a floating right-of-way easement for the Knik Arm Crossing, a bridge with no funding, no place in current transportation plans, and toll projections one engineer called fraudulent. Board members concluded the municipal plat note was largely symbolic because the easement already exists on a state DOT plat that supersedes local authority.
