Wayne Sharp, Elden Loop Development, LLC. stated the purpose is to construct the infrastructure necessary to build a housing subdivision with new single-family residential home sites in the Ketchikan area. The proposed development would be composed of eleven (11) single family homes with associated access roads, utilities, and a new boat launch and dock for the homeowners. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes to discharge 25,074 cubic yards of shot rock and gravel material into 2.60 acres of waters of the U.S. in order to construct eleven (11) new gravel house pads, two access roads, a community boat launch parking lot, and associated utilities for the Elden Loop Subdivision. The applicant also proposes to construct a boat launch ramp, a fixed dock, and three breakwaters in and above the mean high-water mark of the Tongass Narrows. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-21), dated February 24, 2025. Please contact Hayley Farrer at (907) 753-2778, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Hayley.M.Farrer@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
POA-2024-00092 Tongass Narrows PN