State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...

o April 24, 2007, the Mobile County Commission approved the CIAP
Tier 1 and Tier 2 project lists and approved submittal of such lists to
the State for inclusion into the State of Alabama CIAP Plan.
o May 15, 2007, the Baldwin County Commission formally approved the
CIAP Tier 1 and Tier 2 lists at a regularly scheduled meeting and
approved submittal of such lists to the State for inclusion into the State
of Alabama CIAP Plan.
o August 30, 2007, the Draft CIAP Plan was presented to the Coastal
Resources Advisory Committee (CRAC).
o August 30, 2007, the Draft CIAP Plan was released to the public via a
public meeting held at Five Rivers Alabama’s Delta Resource Center.
Fifty-eight (58) people attended this meeting. This meeting was
advertised in the Mobile-Press Register and the Baldwin Register on
July 19 th and July 26 th , 2007. The transcripts from the meeting are
included in Appendix D-1.
o August 31, 2007, the comment period for written comments began.
o October 22, 2008 the ADCNR Commissioner responded via a letter to
all forty-seven comments.
o January 10, 2008 as a result of public comment and input, the Mobile
County Commission discussed and reviewed the modified Tier 1 and
Tier 2 project lists at an Agenda Meeting.
o January 15, 2008, the Mobile County Commission approved the
modified CIAP Tier 1 and Tier 2 project lists and approved submittal
of such lists to the State for inclusion into the Final State of Alabama
CIAP Plan.
o February 25, 2008: An advertisement was placed in the Mobile-Press
Register and Baldwin Register to announce three additional projects
included in the Final State of Alabama CIAP Plan including a land
acquisition project for Dauphin Island (AL-24 and MC-14) and Public
Access Improvements at Big Creek Lake (MC-15).
b. Written Public Comments All submitted written comments are included in
Appendix D-3. Overall, there were 47 comments submitted via e-mail, fax or U.S.
mail addressed to the Governor, Bob Riley and other State officials. A response
was sent to all comments submitted from the Commissioner thanking them for
their participation in the State of Alabama CIAP. The comments and respective
State of Alabama Final Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan
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