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Dear Alaska Long Trail Project Supporters Dear Alaska Long Trail project supporters: We’re writing today to ask you to submit a statement of support for the Alaska Long Trail, as endorsed in the Governor’s G.O. Bond, before May 10th. More info: https://www.alaska- trails.org/go-bond-2021 The legislature is continuing the process of setting capital and operating budgets, now with the benefit but the complication of over $1 billion in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. Our understanding is the G.O. Bond may not happen, in part due to the unanticipated influx of federal ARP funds. If the G.O. Bond is dropped, key legislators support switching the projects to the Capital Budget, perhaps tapping into federal American Rescue Plan funding. Your voice is key to securing funds for this widely supported set of projects. We hope you will submit a letter of support on behalf of your City/Borough/organization to your local legislators: Kenai: Ben Carpenter - House Finance; Pete Micciche - Senate Resources; Ron Gillham - House Resources You can find a list of contact information for these individuals here. Whatever terms you might use to express that support is great. If helpful, the attached template offers several points that we think are most important. Attached: 1) Full project list with explanation for expansion to $15.8M 2) Short list assembled by the OMB 3) Template with key points to stress Also, more information on our website: https://www.alaska-trails.org/go-bond-2021 Thanks very much! Please call if you have any questions. Alaska Trails team Outline of Letter of Support Dear XXXXX I am writing to ask you to support a set of projects for the planned Fairbanks-to-Seward Long Trail. These investments will create much needed construction jobs in the near term and provide lasting benefits to the Alaska’s economy, health, communities, and residents. Possible Intro ideas Alaska is overdue to provide a long trail matching the great long trails of the world. A broad group of partners is working together to create this system of trails, linking spectacular Alaskan landscapes and communities from Fairbanks to Seward, attracting and inspiring Alaska residents and people from all over the world. Themes to Emphasize • Economic Benefits – outdoor recreation essential infrastructure, supporting local jobs, business opportunities, and an overall stronger, more durable AK economy. If just half of a typical year’s out-of-state travelers had reasons to spend one more days in Alaska, the result would be an additional $137M in annual spending in our state • Health Benefits – this trail will make it easier and inviting for a larger portion of Alaskans to be active, healthy, happy outside • Projects are "shovel ready“ – funding will get Alaskans back to work in the near term • Broad Bipartisan Support – trail projects in the bill were identified and are supported by tourism businesses and tourism marketing organizations, local governments, state and federal agencies, trail organizations, and individual trail users. Projects span five legislative districts and benefit both Alaskans and visitors. The attached set of projects have replaced the initial list that was inadvertently put into the GO Bond and CAPSIS. Those earlier placeholder projects are all good ones – ironically, they were identified as part of a 2020 Trails Investment Strategy process – but they were not the right Long Trails projects. As is shown on the project list, the project proponents recommend support for a slightly expanded list of project activities, increasing the full cost of the project from $13.2M originally identified by the Governor to $15.8 M. That expansion adds elements like an additional parking lot near Fairbanks, or an additional bridge on the southern stretch of the trail. We ask that you support what Governor Dunleavy started with the proposal for Long Trail funding in the GO Bond (HB 93/SB 74). If the GO Bond does not happen, we ask that you support switching the projects to the Capital Budget, perhaps tapping into federal American Rescue Plan funding. Thank you very much. Please call or write if you have questions. Sincerely…. Attachments/web links: • list of projects proposed for funding • link to details re project as a whole and individual projects https://www.alaska-trails.org/go- bond-2021 Alaska Long Trail - GO Bond Projects 3-5-21 THE ALASKA LONG TRAIL A PATH FOR A STRONGER ALASKA ECONOMY VISION: A system of trails from Fairbanks to Seward, linking spectacular Alaskan terrain and communities along the way, that attracts and inspires Alaskans and people from all over the world. LONG TRAIL BENEFITS SOARING GLOBAL • Jobs for Alaskans: Trail construction POPULARITY will get Alaskans back to work this Interest in Spain’s 500-mile coming summer and provide jobs and Camino de Santiago is steadily business opportunities long into the increasing, now exceeding 300,000 future. people a year. • Stronger Economy: Long trails are potent, proven attractions, that Just 20,000 people have walked increase the time and money spent in the 2,184 miles of Appalachian AK and spawn business opportunities Trail since 1936, but 3 million along the length of the trail. people hike a portion of the trail annually. (2017 data each of the above) • Active, Healthy Lives: The Long Trail creates more reasons for Alaskans to be active, healthy and happy outside. AND IN ALASKA… $137 Million increase in annual WHY FAIRBANKS TO SEWARD? spending if just half of typical year • Momentum and Landowner out-of-state visitors added "One Support: 95% on public land; More Day” to their AK trip. substantial portion already exists Trail Users Stay Longer, Spend • Manageable Construction & More New Zealand’s generous trail Operations Costs: buildable terrain, system is a big reason why NZ’s decent access. average stay is 19 days vs. Alaska’s • Community Connections = more average of 9 days. jobs, more businesses and tax : the revenues. Growing Demand for Hiking fastest growing activity for both air • “Goldilocks Factor”: Wild, but not and cruise out-of-state Alaska too wild; manageable logistics visitors 2011-2016. • Multi-Season/Multi-modal: options for summer and winter • Wow Factor: mountains, glaciers, wildlife, spiced with history ALL-ALASKA VISION: This first 500-mile segment from Seward to Fairbanks could ultimately expand into a 2000+ mile trail extending north from Fairbanks to the Brooks Range and the North Slope, and south to a future SE Long Trail, following an alluring mix of trails and ferry rides. Page 1 USE & USERS Our long-term goal is a continuous hiking and skiing trail, like the famous long trails around the world. But we Alaskans also like to get outside in all kinds of other ways. We are actively supporting a multi-use trail system corridor, providing opportunities for a range of types of trail use, extending over the full year. Where the Long Trail includes any existing trail, the uses permitted on that trail will continue. NEAR-TERM AND LONG-TERM The Appalachian Trail celebrates its 100th year anniversary in 2025, and that trail is still a work in progress. The good news is that existing trails and routes already make up about a third of the Alaska Long Trail route. In the near term, portions of the trail may follow roadside paths or mixed motorized/non-motorized paths. Some segments may always be best experienced on the Alaska Railroad or, like in Nenana Canyon, with a local rafting guide company. G.O. BOND PROJECTS ($13.2M total) Fairbanks Equinox Trail – securing easements, constructing a new section of trail on Ester Dome, and building trailheads; connects to the Nenana-Fairbanks segment. $1.2M Isberg 4-Season Trail Connections – 4 miles of trail hardening for all-season use and trailhead construction. Fairbanks North Star Borough & local trail partners. $1.2M Nenana-Fairbanks - 18 new miles of recreational multi-use trails through Tanana Valley State Forest, linking existing forest roads. State & local trail partners. $1.6M Antler Creek – New parking area and restroom, with short easy loop trail, leading to a longer more adventurous route up to Denali National Park; second phase is planning for a related ATV/hiking trail system north to Otto Lake. $0.5M McKinley Village/Mile 231 – Pedestrian bridge over the Nenana River, connecting to lodging and commercial uses, new parking, and new trails to the north. This and Antler Creek above are joint projects of Denali Borough, AK DOT/PF, NPS. $2.2M Government Peak Recreation Area to Skeetawk Ski area Connector Trail – a new 12-mile connection. Mat-Su Borough/Mat-Su Trails & Park Foundation $1.9M Coastal Trail to Ship Creek – A long sought for connection filling the gap between two major Anchorage Trails. Municipality of Anchorage $0.8M Crow Pass-Eagle River Trail – Upgrades and bridges on a trail of statewide significance that is washing into Eagle River. Chugach State Park $1.3M Turnagain Arm Trail Connection – Filling the short gap in the trail system from Girdwood to Anchorage. Chugach State Park $0.3M “Southern Trek” of the Iditarod National Historic Trail – Two bridges and a new trailhead on the route from Seward to Girdwood. USFS, AK DOT/PF $2.2M Now is the time for Alaska to invest in its future by creating a route to stand with the other great long trails of the world. We need your help! Visit Alaska Trails for more information and how to be involved. Thanks! https://www.alaska-trails.org/the-alaska-long-trail Alaska Long Trail - GO Bond Projects 3-5-21 Recommended Expanded Long Trail GO Bond Package Long Trail Project Development Process and Partners Long Trail projects included in this G.O. Bond Package were prepared by teams of partners in each location along the length of the trail, working with Alaska Trails.
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