People use the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail at the mouth of Fish Creek on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in Anchorage. bid to lease a chunk of land
that morning, 73 others had testified against the lease in written comments to the board, said the Alaska Railroad Corporation’s Vice President of Real Estate, Christy Terry. likely the only viable — trail route is through the chunk of railroad land adjacent to McCarrey’s property. “The purpose is to maintain the privacy that we have had and hope to continue to have” for years, he replied.People use the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail at the mouth of Fish Creek on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in Anchorage.
During the committee meeting, state Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, said the area is home to many working-class residents and kids who use bicycles to get around, and there is no current safe route to get to the Coastal Trail from Northern Lights Boulevard.