STATE OF ALASKA, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF MINING, LAND, & WATER, Land Sales Section
PUBLIC NOTICE
Requesting Input for
Two Proposed State Land Offerings:
Forest Knolls Subdivision – ADL 232332
Old Sterling Hwy Subdivision – ADL 232300
Preliminary Decisions and Proposed Related Actions:
Amendments to the Kenai Area Plan SC-99-002A12 and SC-99-002A13,
Land Classification Orders SC-99-002A12 and SC-99-002A13,
Mineral Orders 1188 & 1189 (Closing)
Comment Period Ends 5:00PM, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017
This proposed project includes offering for sale surveyed parcels in a future offering under the method and the related actions as described in the Preliminary Decision documents. The projects may be subdivided and offered in multiple offerings over time.
Old Sterling Hwy SD: along Old Sterling Hwy, two parcels ~ 6 miles and ~ 7.5 miles south of Anchor Point of ~15 acres proposed project area with up to 5 parcels sized from 1 to 5 acres
Forest Knolls SD: along Old Sterling Hwy, ~ 7 miles southeast of Anchor Point and ~9 miles northwest of Homer, of ~136 acres with proposed development ~91 acres; up to 20 parcels, ranging from ~2 to ~14 acres.
To obtain copy of the notice, Preliminary Decisions, Mineral Orders, Land Classification Orders, Area Plan Amendments, or instructions on submitting comment, go to http://landsales.alaska.gov/ or http://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/. For assistance in obtaining the documents by an alternative method, to request auxiliary aids, services, or special accommodations, contact DNR’s Public Information Centers on State work days, Monday through Friday, between 10AM and 5PM in Anchorage at 907.269.8400 (TDD for the hearing impaired: 907.269.8411) or Fairbanks at 907.451.2705 (TDD for the hearing impaired: 907.451.2770), or the Southeast Land Office in Juneau at 907.465.3400 (TDD for the hearing impaired: 907.465.3888), or go to http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/ for additional contact information. Individuals who require special assistance must request assistance from the Public Information Center in Anchorage no later than 4:00 PM, Tuesday, September 26, 2017.
Pursuant to AS 38.05.945 Notice, the public is invited to submit comment on the Preliminary Decisions, Mineral Orders, Land Classification Orders, or Area Plan Amendments for which notice is being conducted concurrently. If commenting on more than one proposed action, separate comments should be submitted for each. The deadline for public comment is 5:00PM, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017. Only persons from whom DNR DMLW LSS receives timely, written comment during the identified comment period will be eligible to file an appeal of the Final Finding and Decisions. Written comment may be received by fax, email or postal mail: fax # 907.269.8916; land.development@alaska.gov; or DNR DMLW LSS, 550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 640, Anchorage, AK 99501. If you have questions, call John Thomas at 907.269.8594.
If no significant change is required, the preliminary decisions, mineral orders, land classification orders, and area plan amendments, including any minor changes and a summary of comments and responses, will be issued separately as the final finding and decision for each project without further notice. A copy of the final finding and decision will be sent to any persons who commented timely on the preliminary decision.
DNR reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.