On November 6, 2014, the Alaska District Corps of Engineers published a Public Notice for Department of the Army (DA) permit number POA-2014-436, Zimovia Strait for a DA permit application from George Woodbury, to discharge 920 cubic yards of shot rock below the high tide line of Zimovia Strait, to construct a 30 feet by 80 feet (0.06 acre) house pad. The project site is located within Section 24, T. 62 S., R. 83 E., Copper River Meridian, USGS Quad Map: Petersburg B-2, Latitude 56.4734º N., Longitude 132.3897º W., 231 Stikine Avenue, Lot 6, in Wrangell, Alaska. The applicant has submitted revised plans, reducing the volume of shot rock to be discharged below the HTL from 920 cubic yards to 360 cubic yards, and reducing the fill pad from 30 feet by 80 feet (0.06 acre) to 30 feet by 30 feet (0.02 acre). Additional work includes: constructing a 20 feet by 25 feet pile supported deck, a 10 feet by 30 feet pile supported ramp, and a 20 feet by 20 feet pile supported platform. All piles would be 5 inch diameter galvanized steel, and the height of the pile supported structures would be +23 feet (MLLW) to minimize view obstructions. Please contact Jack Hewitt at (907) 753-2708, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-2708, or by email at jack.j.hewitt@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-2014-436, Zimovia Strait_Public Notice Revision