By Gretchen Wehmhoff

Members of the Dyea Community Advisory Board (DCAB) have asked the assemblys assistance in clarifying Dyea membership boundaries, specifically to address vacancies and replacements on the Board.

Longtime member Bruce Weber noted in a letter to the body, that municipal code 3.15.010 requires three DCAB member to be Dyea property owners. He goes on to say that the code does not define a geographic area of land ownership.

When the Board was trying to fill a seat a few years ago, he relayed that of two people who only live a short distance from each other, one qualified to be on the Board and one did not.  It turned out that the problem was solved because the “unqualified” person had property within a more clearly defined area.

“I will be resigning from the Board this fall and the DCAB will select a new member to fill one of the three “Dyea property owner” seats,” Weber writes.

The group presented a map that they believe offers clarification. The southeast corner of the are would begin at the AB Trailhead. 

Both Clerk Steve Burnham and Borough Manager Brad Ryan commented that the map presented may not be enough.

“So, if you go forward with, this, I think we’re going to have to take a pretty deep dive into what it means and how we’re going to manage it,” Ryan said.

The next scheduled DCAB meeting is to be determined.