Silver Bay's Bid for Sitka Waterfront Gets More Competition
[Sitka Sentinel] By Tom Hesse - January 21, 2015
New counter-offers, a possible change in dock location, a third land-purchase proposal and concerns about road width that emerged at a January 15 public meeting added more frustration than clarity to deliberations on the sale of land at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park.
The park’s Board of Directors called the meeting at Centennial Hall to continue discussion of two offers the board has received for land in the park: one by Silver Bay Seafoods (SBS) and another by Alaska and Pacific Packing (APP).
But before the board could get started, another hat flew into the ring during the Persons to be Heard portion of the meeting.
“We have a proposal to purchase lot 9A and 9B for the purposes of a marine services center,” said Todd Fleming, development coordinator for a local firm, Sound Development LLC.
Sound Development is already in business with the City and Borough of Sitka, developing the 20 acres of Benchlands property the company bought from the city in 2013 for $344,300.
Fleming handed out a 7-page proposal...
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