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The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has met with the public, regulatory agencies, and other interested groups throughout the project to keep them apprised of project activities and to get their feedback on the environmental, social, and economic issues associated with the project.

Public meetings , or Listening Posts, provide opportunities for the general public to hear about recent findings, ongoing technical studies, and the decision-making process. These meetings also provide the public with opportunities to comment on the project.

As an additional forum for public input, the ADOT&PF created an open advisory committee of interested/affected community members and local/regional interest group representatives. This group, the Stakeholder Sounding Board (SSB), has met to discuss project issues and share concerns directly with ADOT&PF.

The ADOT&PF also meets periodically with an Agency Consultation Committee (ACC), comprised of federal, state, and local regulatory agencies, to get the agencies' input into the development of alternatives, the identification of affected resources, and the evaluation of project impacts.

Past Meetings & Listening Posts Please refer to the Scoping Summary Report (October 2006) - PDF
What are the Listening Posts?

Project “Listening Posts” will be conducted at three key points during the project to provide information directly to the communities that would be affected by the improvements to the Sterling Highway. The Listening Posts are a kind of traveling open house meeting, where displays of information are posted and staff is available to talk with you and answer your questions. The Listening Posts are held in Anchorage, Cooper Landing, and Soldotna over a two to three day period with the same information presented at each location. Listening Posts will be advertised through this website, newspaper display ads, and through project update newsletters.

What is the Stakeholder Sounding Board?

The Stakeholder Sounding Board (SSB) is an open advisory committee of community members and local/regional interest group representatives. The purpose of the group is to provide a regular forum to discuss the Sterling Highway supplemental environmental impact statement preliminary alternatives with the community and other interested stakeholders. Anyone who is interested can participate. A set of participation rules allow new participants to join anytime yet enables the group to build on work completed at previous meetings. Meetings are facilitated and conducted in a workshop format with presentations from the project team and hands on work with participants. To encourage participation of all interested parties in the SSB, notices of meetings are sent to all (350+) property owners and residents of Cooper Landing, Cooper Landing business owners, and the more than 2,000 people on our project mailing list. While participation on the SSB is open to anyone who is interested, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has identified the following list of organizations, agencies, interest groups, and others who may be impacted by the project to ensure that they are receiving information and encourage them to participate in the process. Stakeholder Sounding Board - PDF Stakeholder Sounding Board: Alaska Bowhunters Association, Inc. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Reserve Alaska Center for the Environment Alaska Commercial Fishermen Alaska Conservation Alliance Alaska Conservation Foundation Alaska Flyfishers Alaska Miners Association, Inc. Alaska Truckers Association Alaska Waterfowl Association Alaska Wildlife Alliance Alaska Wildlife Society Anchorage Audubon Society Anchorage Daily News Caribou Hills Snowmachine Club Carlisle Trucking Chamber of Commerce, Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce, Funny River Chamber of Commerce, Homer Chamber of Commerce, Ninilchik Chamber of Commerce, Seldovia Chamber of Commerce, Soldotna Chase Trucking Cheechako Ski Benders City of Homer City of Soldotna Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Cooper Landing Community Club Cooper Landing Homeowner's Association Cooper Landing Parent Advisory Committee Cooper Landing property owner, residents, and businesses Friends of Cooper Landing Grouse Creek Village Corp. Homer News Homer Nordic Ski Club Kachemak Nordic Ski Club Kenai Peninsula Borough Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Kenai Peninsula Borough Cooper Landing Advisory Planning Committee Kenai Peninsula Borough Kachemak Bay Advisory Planning Committee Kenai Peninsula Borough Trails Commission Kenai Peninsula Borough SD Trails Commission Kenai Peninsula Fishermen's Association Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council Kenai River Property Owners Association Kenai River Sportfishing Association Kenai Watershed Forum Knik Canoers and kayakers Kenai River Special Management Area Advisory Board Lynden Transport Mountaineering Club of Alaska Audubon Alaska Natural Resources Conservation Service Ninilchik Native Association, Inc. Nordic Skiing Association National Park Service, Division of Environmental Quality Office of Representative Pete Kelly Osprey Alaska, Inc. Pristine Products Quartz Creek Homeowners Association Republican Party of Alaska Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance Shep Air Services Sierra Club Knik Group Chair Sierra Club, Alaska Chapter Snomads Snowmachine South Central Sportsmen Association Soil and Water Conservation District, Homer Soil and Water Conservation Board Sportsman Club The Milepost The Nature Conservancy The Wilderness Society Trout Unlimited Trustees for Alaska United Fishermen of Alaska Volunteer Fire Dept./Ambulance of Cooper Landing West Side Development Task Force Wildlife Federation of Alaska If you are interested in participating in the Stakeholder Sounding Board, contact Julie Jessen, at julie.jessen@hdrinc.com (907) 644-2075.

What is the Agency Consultation Committee (ACC)?

The purpose of the ACC is to foster communication and coordination between and among the agencies, Native groups and the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. The ACC is made up of local, state, and federal agencies and Native groups including: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation State Historic Preservation Office Office of History and Archaeology Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation Kenai Peninsula Borough Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Kenaitze Tribal Council U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services U.S Forest Service National Marine Fisheries Service Federal Highway Administration Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Alaska Department of Fish and Game Alaska Division of Governmental Coordination HDR Alaska project team

What are the Listening Posts?

What is the Stakeholder Sounding Board?

What is the Agency Consultation Committee (ACC)?