***PUBLIC NOTICE REVISION***
On December 15, 2023, the Alaska District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a public notice for Department of the Army (DA) permit number POA-2023-00398 Little Meadow Creek for a Department of the Army (DA) permit application from Sterling Cook, for construction of a seaplane base by building 31 floatplane slips. The project site is located within Section 27, T. 18 N., R. 2 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Anchorage C-7; Latitude 61.623021º N., Longitude 149.622168º W.; Matsu Borough Account Number 57331000L004 (Lot 4-Parcel ID 523619) and Account Number 57331000L003 (Lot 3-Parcel ID 523619), MooseyBou Properties, in Wasilla, Alaska. The Corps has made a change from a 'No Potential to Cause Effects' determination to a 'No Historic Properties Affected (No Effect) determination for the proposed project. The comment period for the referenced public notice is hereby extended for an additional 15 days. Please bring this announcement to the attention of anyone you know who is or may be interested.
Sterling Cook stated the purpose is provide the much-needed space for private seaplane operations in the Matanuska-Susitna valley. Currently there are only few locations that do provide floatplane slips, and all are backlogged with over a seven (7) year waiting period for an opportunity to obtain a floatplane use space. The proposed project would relieve existent demand for floatplane slips on local lakes that support anadromous fish species, which are already congested with recreational boat traffic. The project site is located within Section 27, T. 18 N., R. 2 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Anchorage C-7; Latitude 61.623021º N., Longitude 149.622168º W.; Matsu Borough Account Number 57331000L004 (Lot 4-Parcel ID 523619) and Account Number 57331000L003 (Lot 3-Parcel ID 523619), MooseyBou Properties, in Wasilla, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant is proposing to construct a seaplane base by building 31 floatplane slips, each 25-foot wide by 30-feet long deep. Each floatplane slip would be connected to Island Lake through three (3) 75-foot-wide access channels and one (1) 150-foot-wide main channel. To maintain water flows in Meadow Creek, the applicant proposes to reroute a section of Meadow Creek through the seaplane base. Hydrology would be directed through a trench into a 60-foot long by 12-inch diameter culvert under existing runway. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1, 2, and 4 dated December 7, 2023, sheet 3 dated August 23, 2023, and sheet 5 dated August 29, 2023). Please contact Estrella Campellone at (907) 753-2518, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at estrella.f.campellone@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
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The previous public notice is available here:
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