Alaska Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development
01/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/22/2026 17:30
DISPOSAL OF AN INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL TRUST LAND IN THE VILLAGE OF NELSON LAGOON PUBLIC NOTICEREGARDING DISPOSAL OF AN INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL TRUST LAND INNELSON LAGOON, ALASKA[...]
DISPOSAL OF AN INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL TRUST LAND IN THE VILLAGE OF NELSON LAGOON
PUBLIC NOTICE
REGARDING DISPOSAL OF AN INTEREST IN MUNICIPAL TRUST LAND IN
NELSON LAGOON, ALASKA BY THE MUNICIPAL LANDS TRUSTEE
In accordance with A.S. 44.33.755 and 3 AAC 190.460(4) the Municipal Lands Trust Officer, acting on behalf of the Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, approved the issuance of a 50-year residential land lease to Emanuel T. Johnson, a bona fide resident of the Village of Nelson Lagoon, for the following described parcel of Municipal Trust Land:
That surface estate located within Section 25, Township 48 South, Range 77 West, Seward Meridian, Alaska, being situated within a portion Lot 4 Block 7 of Plat 93-30, Aleutian Islands Recording District, containing 0.67 acres, more or less, and more particularly described in Appendix A of the lease.
The Nelson Lagoon Village Council, the recognized appropriate village entity for the Native Village of Nelson Lagoon, adopted a resolution approving the granting of the residential land lease and the waiver of the fair market value requirement on January 13, 2026.
The public is invited to comment on the proposed action.
Please submit comments to:
Municipal Lands Trustee Program
Attn: Chris Grundman
550 West 7th Ave, Ste 1640 Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-269-4548 Fax: 907-269-4539 Email: [email protected]
Comments are due no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 2026.
Following the comment deadline, all responses will be reviewed and the Commissioner's decision on this matter may be modified as a result of information received.
Attachments: 1) Nelson Lagoon Village Council Resolution 26-01, dated January 13, 2026 (2 Pages)
2) DRAFT Residential Land Lease, MLT File No. 12-0586 (11 Pages)
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