STATE OF ALASKA
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
NOTICE OF PROPOSED VACATION (DISPOSAL) OF RIGHT OF WAY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (the Department) proposes to vacate (sell) Parcel 1 of the Elliott Highway Fox Rest Area, Project No. LSS-0680(2) to Pewter, LLC, the adjoining property owner. This roughly 2-acre parcel is located on the west side of the Elliott Highway at approximately MP 0.5, just northwest of Fox and the Steese Hwy / Elliott Hwy intersection, and is the site of the “Fox Spring Public Drinking Water System”. The property is legally described as portions of the NW ¼ NE ¼ and NE ¼ NW ¼, Section 31, T2N, R1E, FM.
The Department has determined that the subject property is outside the roadway slope limits and is not needed for the roadway’s maintenance and/or operation. The purchase price will be the parcel’s actual fair market value, as determined by an independent appraisal.
The disposal of right of way by the Department is authorized by AS 19.05.070 and is guided procedurally under 17 AAC 10.100-105.
The physical file of the proposal is available for public inspection from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Right of Way Section, 2720 Picket Place (west side of Peger Rd.), Fairbanks, Alaska. The Department will accept and review public comments regarding the proposed vacation (file CQD # 15-02-002). Comments must be made in writing and must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on the projected closing date of Wednesday, August 10, 2016. The Department may delay or cancel the actual closing of this proposed disposal based on its review of any comments received. Comments may be hand-delivered to the above address, e-mailed to evan.rainey@alaska.gov, or mailed to the following address: Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Right of Way Section, Attn: Evan Rainey, 2301 Peger Road, M.S. 2553, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-5399. Call 451-5430 if you have any questions. This notice was also published in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner on Sunday, 7/10/2016, and an online public comment forum is available at https://adotpf.mysidewalk.com.