Cooper Landing Community Hall
September 21, 2022
We asked attendees to vote on 9 different statements about Unit 395 development options before directing them to the public comments from our Cooper Landing Brewing Company meeting. Click on the headers below to read the statements and see the vote tallies, and to see how Wednesday night's attendees added to Tuesday's idea generation!
Agree or Disagree? ⮟
Attendees were asked to record how strongly they agreed or disagreed with nine statements about Unit 395. Click through the images below to see how people voted!
SWOT Analysis
Attendees read the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats identified by those who attended the Tuesday's meeting. They then added their own responses and indicated if they agreed with other folks' ideas!
New responses are in bold. The number of "agreements" is the sum of both nights.
Strengths ⮟
Bypass allows Cooper Landing to function as a town +1 agree
Increased recreation opportunity +7 agree
Local incentives, large property -1 disagree
Potential positive growth for Cooper Landing if done respectfully +3 agree
Provide small lots for smaller housing units +5 agree
Best left for wildlife passage +2 agree
Affordable housing +3 agree
Beautiful views, great access to winter and summer trails and activities, wildlife and wildlife corridors +2 agree
Rec center for locals
Weaknesses ⮟
Increased second homes with no one to help maintain their properties +5 agree
Breaking up our current community by creating a new "resort" town +7 agree
Need diversified employment that pays well not just fishing +1 agree, -1 disagree
Could affect animal crossings/paths +2 agree
Cost of living and construction high +1 agree
Connectivity between housing and emergency services is challenging +2 agree
Limited access
Who will maintain the roads? +2 agree
Access to utilities? +1 agree
Is there water for wells? +3 agree
Access during winter weather, steep unusable portions, emergency services access
Access issues for first responders and CLES +2 agree
Opportunities ⮟
Affordable housing +4 agree
Mountain bike loop through property back to Resurrection Trailhead +5 agree
Nordic ski and snow machine use +8 agree
Opportunity for recreation center or activity center to support a healthy community +2 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 +2 agree
Develop partnerships to purchase and develop land for Cooper Landing +1 agree, -1 disagree
Opportunity for small business development and growth -1 disagree
Support year-round residents to live and be successful +6 agree
Head tax - end head tax for short term housing +2 agree, -1 disagree
Expand winter economy +4 agree
Mountain bike trail system +6 agree
Develop community/neighborhood water system/wells
Sports complex/rec center - keep kids here that want to compete in sports at an advanced level +2 agree
↑ This, but additionally require pre-k/edu/opportunities for young families. Childcare is a big need +1 agree
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 +6 agree
Hut-to-hut and trail system +3 agree
Dog park +4 agree, -1 disagree
Trails for recreational motorized thoroughfare
The only acceptable use is affordable housing for year round residents and a rec center for locals +3 agree
Development of separated use trails, multi-recreation use development +1 agree
Threats ⮟
Short term housing and non-local ownership +6 agree
Overloads the dump/transfer station even more +3 agree
Second homeowners raising property taxes +6 agree
High land cost and ownership by out of town people +8 agree
Funding of improvement and public safety +3 agree
Distrust between community and borough gov +4 agree
Not incorporated - little local control +9 agree
Contaminated water sources from bypass +3 agree
Rich snow birds buying all the property +5 agree
Commercial dev could impede established local businesses +3 agree
Interrupt wildlife, ruin recreational uses, uncontrolled land use with no codes if land is sold +2 agree
Potential for lots of gravel pits and destructive uses
Will interrupt wildlife passage +1 agree
Do not turn Cooper Landing into a community of more expensive homes left empty all year +3 agree
No Matter What...
Attendees read the existing responses to the prompts: no matter what, fix or change... and no matter what, don't change... Then added their own responses and indicated if they agreed with other folks' ideas!
New responses are in bold. The number of "agreements" is the sum of both nights.
...Fix or Change ⮟
Provide affordable housing +12 agree
Support locals to stay here +8 agree
Need borough support to local land use and commission +3 agree
Need local control of property and development +6 agree
No more big and expensive lots and housing +7 agree
Prioritize wildlife passage
Listen (Borough) to locals - quit ignoring our land use wishes +4 agree
Preservation of our wildlife
Make it a community not a "Lake Tahoe" +2 agree
The Borough played dirty to get the access knowing the community DID NOT want it. Leave the property alone and show us the Borough can be trusted and cares about community members
...Don't Change ⮟
Keep bypass as a bypass - limit access points +9 agree
Maintain viewshed - avoid Anchorage hillside look, homes visible from pond/trail +2 agree
Quaint feeling of town +6 agree
Keep it scenic! Resurrection pass trail +4 agree
Keep access from town road only +3 agree
Protect continuity of Cooper Landing community +2 agree
My Great Idea
What do you think the absolute best use of the land is? Wednesday's attendees reviewed the great ideas from Tuesday night, added their own, and marked if they agreed with other folks' great ideas!
New responses are in bold. The number of "agreements" is the sum of both nights.
Great Ideas ⮟
Develop local tax that stays in community +2 agree
Local preference for lot sales +8 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 +4 agree
Ice rink for hockey, brown ball, ice sports?? +1 agree
Community well +2 agree
Outdoor covered 4 lane bowling alley
Multi-unit housing - affordable +9 agree
Home land sold only to non-land-owners
Create multipurpose trail system for all +1 agree
Firebreak trails around residential uses or around Unit 395 - maybe good for horses, biking, and cross-country skiing