Cooper Landing Brewing Company
September 20, 2022
Over the course of the event, we heard from many local residents about their hopes, concerns, and questions surrounding Unit 395. In addition to our conversations, we asked attendees to write their answers to prompts we had placed around the room. Click on the headers below to learn more about the prompts and see how attendees answered.
SWOT Analysis
Attendees identified what they felt the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats of the property are. Next to the responses are the number of people who indicated they agreed.
Strengths ⮟
Bypass allows Cooper Landing to function as a town
Increased recreation opportunity +2 agree
Local incentives, large property
Potential positive growth for Cooper Landing if done respectfully +2 agree
Provide small lots for smaller housing units +4 agree
Weaknesses ⮟
Increased second homes with no one to help maintain their properties +2 agree
Breaking up our current community by creating a new "resort" town +4 agree
Need diversified employment that pays well not just fishing
Could affect animal crossings/paths
Cost of living and construction high +1 agree
Connectivity between housing and emergency services is challenging +1 agree
Limited access
Opportunities ⮟
Affordable housing
Mountain bike loop through property back to Resurrection Trailhead
Nordic ski and snow machine use +4 agree
Opportunity for recreation center or activity center to support a healthy community +1 agree
Connect with funding to do planning for making improvements and economic development connected to recreational trails, ie. mountain biking at a community and Eastern Peninsula Scale
Develop partnerships to purchase and develop land for Cooper Landing +1 agree
Opportunity for small business development and growth
Support year-round residents to live and be successful +2 agree
Head tax - end head tax for short term housing +1 agree
Expand winter economy +2 agree
Mountain bike trail system +3 agree
Develop community/neighborhood water system/wells
Sports complex/rec center - keep kids here that want to compete in sports at an advanced level
Economic opportunity if developed for year-round recreation to bring people in and charge for use, with housing for people to maintain those trail systems and rec opportunities
Recreation focus +3 agree
Hut-to-hut and trail system +2 agree
Dog park +1 agree
Threats ⮟
Short term housing and non-local ownership +1 agree
Overloads the dump/transfer station even more
Second homeowners raising property taxes
High land cost and ownership by out of town people +2 agree
Funding of improvement and public safety +1 agree
Distrust between community and borough gov
Not incorporated - little local control +3 agree
Contaminated water sources from bypass +1 agree
No Matter What...
Attendees were given two prompts: no matter what, fix or change... and no matter what, don't change... and asked to fill in the blanks. Next to the responses are the number of people who indicated they agreed.
...Fix or Change ⮟
Provide affordable housing +6 agree
Support locals to stay here +2 agree
Need borough support to local land use and commission +2 agree
Need local control of property and development +2 agree
No more big and expensive lots and housing +3 agree
...Don't Change ⮟
Keep bypass as a bypass - limit access points +5 agree
Maintain viewshed - avoid Anchorage hillside look, homes visible from pond/trail
Quaint feeling of town +6 agree
Keep it scenic! Resurrection pass trail +4 agree
My Great Idea
What do you think the absolute best use of the land is? Below are the great ideas of the attendees and the number of people who agreed with them.
Great Ideas ⮟
Develop local tax that stays in community +1 agree
Local preference for lot sales +2 agree
Borough owned rental lots/housing
Integrate active transportation networks
Electric car charging station and all the money goes to Cooper Landing
Allow many to stay in Cooper Landing for funding services
Rec center +2 agree
Ice rink for hockey, brown ball, ice sports??
Community well +1 agree
Outdoor covered 4 lane bowling alley
Multi-unit housing - affordable +5 agree