3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority

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Knik Arm Crossing DraftFinal EIS Affected Environment The Mat-Su The Palmer Police Department has a Chief of Police and 10 sworn officers (City of Palmer 2005). The Wasilla Police Department has 19 commissioned officers (City of Wasilla 2005). As a second-class borough, the Mat-Su Borough has the authority to provide policing services within its boundary. Because it has not exercised this power, the area is, instead, policed by the Alaska State Troopers. The Alaska State Troopers consist of approximately 240 commissioned and 190 civilian personnel organized into five Detachments and a Criminal Investigation Bureau. The Alaska State Troopers’ “B” Detachment (Southcentral Alaska) is headquartered in Palmer, and “C” Detachment (Western Alaska) is headquartered in Anchorage. The State Troopers provide police services in the Mat-Su outside of Palmer and Wasilla and also provide assistance to Anchorage, Palmer, and Wasilla police departments. Anchorage The Anchorage Police Department provides law enforcement services in the municipality. The Anchorage Police Department has about 332 sworn personnel (MOA 2005d). The Department’s facilities include the headquarters building, 11 substations, and a regional training center. Expanded police headquarters and a Hillside substation are planned within 10 years. By 2020, another substation may be needed in South Anchorage (MOA 2001a). There is only one full-time police station, which is at 4501 South Bragaw Street (south of the Tudor and Bragaw intersection). A substation is located in the 6th Avenue Parking Garage, but it is not open 24 hours and the facility is very limited. Fire protection and emergency medical response services The Mat-Su Fire protection in the Mat-Su is provided by eight fire service areas: Sutton, Butte, Greater Palmer, Wasilla-Lakes, Meadow Lakes, Big Lake, Willow, and Talkeetna. These are funded through taxes collected from property owners in these respective areas. Palmer and Houston have separate City-operated and -funded services. The nearest fire station to the Point MacKenzie area, Fire Station 64, is on Point MacKenzie Road near its intersection with Goose Creek Road. The station is approximately 10 miles north of Port MacKenzie (along a straight line). The Mat-Su Department of Emergency Services provides borough-wide emergency medical services through eight divisions of ambulance operations: District #1: Central; District #2: Big Lake and Meadow Lakes; District #3: Palmer; District #4: Talkeetna, Sunshine and Trapper Creek; District #5: Willow and Houston; District #6: Sutton; District #7: Butte; and Valley Transport (MSB 2005 1). The nearest station to Point MacKenzie is Station 61 (the Lucille and Seldon station), approximately 30 miles away. Some emergency medical services are provided by Fire Station 64, which is closer. The Mat-Su’s FY 2003 budget added over $925,000 to emergency response services, primarily for ambulance on-call responders to address the Borough’s increased demand for emergency medical services. There are no planned expansions. Any expansions will take place as needed to meet demand. Page 3-60 12/18/07
Knik Arm Crossing DraftFinal EIS Affected Environment Anchorage The fire service area of the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) covers the immediate 100 square miles of the Anchorage Bowl. EMS coverage extends throughout the 1,980 square miles of the entire municipality. The AFD Operations Division consists of over 280 personnel covering three rotating 24-hour shifts in 13 fire stations (MOA 2005d). There are no known expansion plans. The nearest fire station to Government Hill is Fire Station 1 at 4th Avenue and Barrow Street, in Downtown Anchorage. The station is 1–2 miles away from all areas of Government Hill. Fire response vehicles use the A-C Couplet, but could wind through the Ship Creek roads if the primary access were not available. Fire response data are not readily available from the Anchorage Fire Department. However, a telephone survey conducted in late spring 2003 indicated that residents in the Government Hill area were very satisfied with the EMS, based on a sample of 7 respondents (Justice Center 2003). 3.2.3.1.3 Highway and road services This section covers highway and road services in the Study Area and discusses the entities responsible for maintaining them. The Mat-Su The Mat-Su Department of Public Works maintains over 985 miles of roads within the borough (MSB 2005e). Anchorage Anchorage has several road service districts with different levels of service and different tax rates. The Municipality administers the Anchorage Roads and Drainage Service Area (ARDSA), which covers over two-thirds of the Anchorage Bowl. The ARDSA does not include the Chugiak-Eagle River area, Girdwood, and some areas in South Anchorage. In general, the State maintains freeways, expressways, most arterials, and some collectors, while the Municipality maintains all remaining public streets. Other roads are in Limited Road Service Areas or are privately maintained. 17 Streets in Chugiak-Eagle River are maintained through the Chugiak, Birchwood, Eagle River, Rural Road Service Area (CBERRRSA). In total, the Anchorage Maintenance & Operations Department, Street Maintenance Division, maintains over 1,250 lane-miles of roadway (MOA 2005e). State of Alaska ADOT&PF owns, maintains and operates the NHS, including the Parks, Glenn, and Seward Highways. The state also owns, maintains, and operates many arterials and some collectors within the Mat-Su and Anchorage. 17 Limited Road Service Areas are service areas established by the Anchorage Assembly under Anchorage Municipal Code Title 27 to provide limited road maintenance services for rural roads on the Anchorage Hillside. There are 21 individual services areas serving Hillside. 12/18/07 Page 3-61
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