Location of PropertyThe city of Wasilla intends to purchase three lots, formerly home to an import auto repair shop. The lot will be paved over and turned into a parking lot to help ease the parking constraints for locations such as the nearby Wasilla Public Library, the Dorothy Page Museum, Teeland's Café, and Meta Rose Square.

Landowner Vicky Palmer ran a Craigslist ad, listing the three lots at approximately $300,000. The City Council is considering purchasing the land for $234,477; $50,000 more than the Mat-Su Burough's assessed value of $184,300.

According to the director of Wasilla Public Works, Archie Giddings, "This is a bargain based on trying to buy other lots downtown over the years."

There are currently no future plans for the property, so for now, the land will likely be paved for parking this summer, should the City Council decide to purchase the downtown location.