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    "deck": "Anchorage wants to trade 10 acres off Tudor Road for a downtown parking lot, and the parking lot appraised higher.",
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    "body_md": "The Anchorage Community Development Authority is proposing a land swap between the Municipality of Anchorage and the State of Alaska. Under the deal, the city would give up the Tozier Track parcel, nearly 10 acres south of Tudor Road that once hosted the Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association and now sits mostly empty aside from two dilapidated buildings. In return, the city would take Block 102, four adjoining parcels totaling 1.6 acres along Ninth Avenue between D and E streets in downtown Anchorage, land currently used as a parking lot.\n\nThe appraisals explain why the smaller downtown parcel is part of the trade at all. Tozier Track was appraised at $4.13 million, while Block 102, less than a fifth the size, was appraised at $5.24 million, reflecting the higher value of developable downtown land.\n\nThe swap comes with conditions aimed at housing affordability. At least 70 percent of Block 102 must be built as residential housing, at a minimum density of eight dwellings per acre, targeted at households earning between 80 and 120 percent of area median income, a range often called missing middle housing. That income band typically covers teachers, nurses and tradespeople who earn too much for subsidized housing but struggle to afford market-rate downtown units.\n\nThe Anchorage Assembly is expected to vote on the proposal later in September. If approved, the land trade could proceed in October. ACDA director Mike Robbins said the vote marks an early step. \"This is the beginning of the process, not the end,\" he said.",
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    "summary": "The Anchorage Community Development Authority proposes swapping the 10-acre Tozier Track parcel south of Tudor Road for the state-owned 1.6-acre Block 102 downtown parking lot, requiring 70 percent housing development there; Anchorage Assembly votes later in September 2026.",
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      "Tozier Track parcel is nearly 10 acres south of Tudor Road, appraised at $4.13 million.",
      "Block 102 is 1.6 acres along Ninth Avenue between D and E streets, appraised at $5.24 million.",
      "At least 70 percent of Block 102 must be built as housing at a minimum of eight dwellings per acre.",
      "Housing must target households earning 80 to 120 percent of area median income.",
      "The Anchorage Assembly is expected to vote later in September 2026; the trade could proceed in October 2026."
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        "a": "Anchorage would give up the nearly 10-acre Tozier Track parcel south of Tudor Road in exchange for Block 102, a 1.6-acre downtown parking lot along Ninth Avenue between D and E streets.",
        "q": "What land is Anchorage trading with the state?"
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        "a": "Tozier Track appraised at $4.13 million while Block 102 appraised at $5.24 million because downtown land supports denser development.",
        "q": "Why does the smaller downtown lot appraise higher?"
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        "a": "At least 70% must become residential housing at a minimum of eight dwellings per acre, aimed at households earning 80 to 120 percent of area median income.",
        "q": "What kind of housing would go on Block 102?"
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        "a": "The Assembly is expected to vote later in September 2026, and if it passes, the trade could proceed in October 2026.",
        "q": "When will the Assembly decide on this deal?"
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