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Title: Density and Build Out Study
Status: Public Open Houses
Contact: Emerson Kruerger, Planner II
Estimated Completion Date: Summer 2012
Mat-Su Borough Density and Build-Out Study Open House Meetings
These informative open house meetings will present the data in an easy to understand format and allow participants to ask questions and complete a brief survey gauging interest in the data and strategies for its use. The meetings will be in an open house format during a two-hour window between 7 and 9 o'clock. Participants may come at any time during the meeting to view the data and ask questions of Borough Staff one-on-one. The Borough invites the public to participate in this exciting opportunity to understand the future of the Mat-Su Borough.
Meeting Dates and Places:
1) Tuesday, May 1,2012, 7pm - 9pm, Willow - Willow Community Center, Mile 69.7 Parks Hwy
2) Thursday, May 3,2012,7pm - 9pm, North Valley - Talkeetna Elementary School, Library, 13930 E. Timberwolf Loop
3) Wednesday, May 9,2012,7pm - 9pm, Palmer - Mat-Su Borough School District, 501N. Gulkana Street
4) Thursday, May 10,2012,7pm - 9pm, Wasilla - Emergency Services Station 6-1, Training Rm 1,101W. Swanson Avenue
Purpose:
The 2012 Density and Build-out Study (Density Study) represents a unique approach to estimating ultimate land absorption using current Alaskan land use practices. This approach respects the current semi-rural nature of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and assumes that this density will be somewhat consistent into the future with a few exceptions acknowledging development realities. The model, summarized in the document available for download below, projects population and housing quantities at an undetermined date of “build-out” (when all land is absorbed) and creates a process for locating future public facilities. The density model begins with raw land and deducts acreage from ultimate development based on a variety of factors:
• Constrained Lands
• Soils not Conducive to Development
• Probable Non-Residential Areas
• Water Surfaces and Mountainous Areas
Once these deductions are made, and historical ultimate density patterns are observed in the Borough, long range density forecasts may be made based on current land densities, probable town/community centers proximate to major intersections and other factors.
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