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Willow – Mile 69.5 Parks Highway
Big Lake – 3140 South Big Lake Road
Wasilla – 391 North Main Street
Palmer – 655 South Valley Way
Anchorage – Z.J. Loussac Public Library, 3600 Denali Street

CD copies of the report are available upon request by contacting Stephenie Wheeler, Public Involvement Officer for the Alaska Railroad, at (907) 265-2671 or wheelers@akrr.com or Patty Sullivan, Public Affairs Director for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, (907) 745-9577 or psullivan@matsugov.us.

Section 106

Iditarod Dog Sledding Historic District Workshop– January 11, 2012

Meeting Materials:
Meeting Maps:
- APE - 2 MB
- Connectivity - 544 KB
- Constraints - 3.1 MB
- Crossings - 533 KB

MSB Trails Meeting– October 27, 2011

Meeting Materials:
- Horizontal Posters
- Vertical Posters
Meeting Maps:
- APE - 1 MB
- Connectivity - 1 MB
- Constraints - 1.3 MB
- Crossings - 1 MB
- Port Area - 780 KB

Iditarod Dog Sledding Historic District Focus Group Meeting– July 7, 2011

Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Small Group Summary if Issues from June 28, 2011 Workshop
Meeting Maps:
- All Trails Map - 649 KB
- Large Ownership Map - 662 KB
- Wetlands Overview Map - 504 K

Iditarod Dog Sledding Historic District Workshop – June 28, 2011

Meeting Materials:
- Agenda
- Discussion Questions
- Flyer
- Postcard
- Presentation - Large 2.5 MB
Meeting Maps:
- Area of Potential Effects Map - Large 4.3 MB
- Crossings Summary Map - Large 3.3 MB
- Map of Crossings 2,3 - Large 3.3 MB
- Map of Crossings 4,5,6,7 - Large 3.1 MB
- Map of Crossings 8,11,12 - Large 3.5 MB
- Map of Crossings 15,17 - Large 3.6 MB
Reference Documents:
- Citizen's Guide to Section 106 - 1 MB
- Fact Sheet - 272 KB
- Programmatic Agreement - 1.5 MB

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Project Reports

FEIS Document - New!

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VOLUME 1 - Preliminary Environmental and Alternatives Report - PDFs

Front Cover and Title Page - 107 KB
Table of Contents - 26 KB
Acronyms and Abbreviations - 13 KB
Executive Summary - 17 KB
- 1.0 Introduction - 488 KB
- 2.0 Alternatives Development - 1.3 MB
- 3.0 Description of Alternatives - 3.6 MB
- 4.0 Environmental Factors - 4.9 MB
- 5.0 Alternatives Study - 42 KB
- 6.0 Cost Estimates - 39 KB
- 7.0 Permits - 28 KB
- 8.0 References - 20 KB
Back Cover - 31 KB

VOLUME 2 - Appendices

Front Cover and Title Page - 103 KB
Appendix A: Relevant Past MSB Assembly Resolutions and Actions - 827 KB
Appendix B: NWI Wetland Categories in the Project Area - 26 KB
Appendix C: Preliminary Letters Received from Regulatory Agencies - 2.6 MB
Appendix D: Minutes of Preliminary Regulatory Agency Meetings - 347 KB
Appendix E: ARRC Preliminary Voluntary Mitigation Measures - 50 KB
Appendix F: Road Crossing Hazard Indices - 42 KB
Appendix G: Preliminary Hydrology Report - 213 KB
Appendix H: Preliminary Geological Investigations - 5.0 MB
Appendix I: Cultural Resource Probability Modeling - 31 KB
Appendix J: Train Energy Summary - 86 KB
Back Cover - 60 KB

VOLUME 3 – Conceptual Plan Set

Front Cover - 92 KB
Conceptual Plan Set Introduction - 351 KB
Plan and Profile: Mac West, Mac East, Connections 1-3 - 1.7 MB
Plan and Profile: Willow - 1.5 MB
Plan and Profile: Houston - 1.3 MB
Plan and Profile: Big Lake - 1.6 MB
Back Cover - 34 KB

VOLUME 4 – Public Involvement Activities Summary

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News Releases

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Meeting Advertisements, Handouts and Presentations

April 2011 Open House - Presentation | Project Maps | Posters
Oct 2007 Open House Postcard
Oct 2007 Open House Community Poster
Oct 2007 Open House Presentation
Oct 2007 Open House Boards (Revised 11/7/07)
Nov 2007 Presentation to MSB Assembly (Revised 12/18/07)
Dec 2007 Criteria Matrix
Dec 2007 Strengths & Weaknesses Table
Dec 2007 MSB Assembly Special Meeting:
Project Fact Sheet - PDF

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Newsletters

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Maps

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Other Media

Listen to KSKA Radio Community Forum 10/10/07
(click on gray play button on left, middle section of page)

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Related Port & Transportation Planning Reports:

Cook Inlet Ferry NEPA Supplemental Environmental Assessment [09/2006]
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Long-Range Transportation Plan [under review] *
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Rail Corridor Study [06/2003]
Port MacKenzie Master Plan [1998, amended 1999] - 2.6 MB PDF
Point MacKenzie Area Which Merits Special Attention Plan [2006] - 418 KB PDF
Economic Evaluation and Planning of a Cook Inlet Marine Transportation System [7/1990]
Economic Evaluation of the Port of Alaska [03/1990] - 502 KB PDF
Essential Elements of a Master Plan for the East Port Area at Point MacKenzie [1989]
Matanuska-Susitna Borough: Comprehensive Development Plan: Transportation [1984]
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Port Study [1981] *
The Point MacKenzie Industrial Siting Study [1978] *

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Related Community Planning and Other Information:

Alaska doles out dollars for Port ...Rail (Progressive Railroading) June 15, 2010
Fish Creek Management Plan, Draft Alternatives [05/2007] - 890 KB PDF
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Comprehensive Plan [updated 2005]
Meadow Lakes Comprehensive Plan [10/2005] - 4 MB PDF
City of Houston Comprehensive Plan [04/1999, amended 07/2003] - 274 KB PDF
Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge Revised Management Plan [12/2002] 2 MB PDF
Matanuska-Susitna Borough Trail Plan [03/2000]
Knik-Fairview Comprehensive Plan [05/1997] - 9 MB PDF
Big Lake Comprehensive Plan [02/1996] (Currently being revised) - 8 MB PDF
Susitna Basin Recreation Rivers Management Plan [08/1991] *
Susitna Flats State Game Refuge Management Plan [03/1988]
Fish Creek Management Plan [08/1984, amended 03/1987] *
Willow Sub-Basin Area Plan: A Land Use Plan for Public Lands [10/1982] *
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area Established [AS 41.21.455]
Little Susitna River Public Use Facility Brochure - 675 KB PDF
Alaska Public Lands Campgrounds Map - 1 MB PDF
Iditarod National Historic Trail Map & Land Status - 4.5 MB PDF

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