Several organizations on the Kenai Peninsula are voicing their opposition to a state plan that includes building parking lots near the mouth of the Kasilof River.
The Peninsula Clarion reports the Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land and Water proposed a development plan in October that calls for two parking lots on the north side of the river mouth to accommodate 315 vehicles.
The Kasilof Regional Historical Association is one of many groups and individuals that have concerns over the plan.
The concerns include the lots’ impact on wildlife and potential consequences of drawing more dipnetters from the crowded Kenai River mouth to the Kasilof River.
Republican Representative Paul Seaton of Homer has asked that the plan be delayed to allow for public comment.
