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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMIS-
SION, PROVIDING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL
REGARDING THE JESSE LEE HOME PROPERTY
WHEREAS, in 1995 the City of Seward filed a foreclosure action on the Jesse Lee Home
property (Lots 15A and 15B, Jesse Lee Heights Subdivision Addition No.4) for unpaid assessments
and associated penalties and interest. Following that, the City and the property owner entered into
a settlement agreement that would have discharged the property assessments if restoration and
redevelopment of the historic structures on the property were completed. That agreement expired
on September 30, 2000, the restoration and redevelopment of the Jesse Lee Home has not been
accomplished, and the City is now in a position to complete the foreclosure process and obtain the
property; and
WHEREAS, the Kenai Peninsula Borough has also initiated foreclosure on the Jesse Lee
Home property for delinquent property taxes; and
WHEREAS, the Jesse Lee Home for Children was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places in 1995 for the critical role it played in serving the health care and educational needs of
Alaska's native children orphaned during a wave of devastating epidemics, and because the home
fostered many children who have distinguished themselves in a wide variety of fields; and
WHEREAS, John Ben (Benny) Benson Jr. designed Alaska's flag while residing at the Jesse
Lee Home, and the site was honored as the location for the first official raising of the Alaska state
flag on July 9, 1927; and
WHEREAS, the Jesse Lee Home, which opened as an orphanage in 1926, has remained
vacant, and abandoned since 1965. The two remaining structures are in poor condition, and a 1999
report, prepared by Nelson M. Franklin, PE, of Franklin & Associates Consulting Engineers, on the
condition of the buildings stated that the structures should be considered unstable; and
WHEREAS, the Jesse Lee Home has been consistently cited by Seward residents as a high
priority for historic preservation, however, many residents also feel its salvation is beyond the scope
of a small community, and that its status as a state historic treasure and home of the Alaska flag
design should be recognized; and
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Seward Planning and Zoning Commission
Resolution No. 2001-02
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Griswold, Hohl, Keil, Larson, Sterling
None
Martin, Smith
None
ATTEST:
Patrick Reilly, City Clerk
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