FINAL REPORT JANUARY 15, 2021 This Study was prepared under contract with White & Smith, LLC, with financial support from the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC), Department of Defense (DoD). The content reflects the views of White & Smith and its subconsultants Benchmark Planning and Marstel-Day, and the input of the local steering committees and does not necessarily reflect the views of the OLDCC or the DoD. Little Rock AFB Compatible Use Study Acknowledgments CUS Policy Committee Col. Robert Ator (USAF Ret.), Director, Military Affairs Judge Barry Hyde, Pulaski County Arkansas Economic Development Commission Mr. Michael Johnson, Entergy Judge Jim Baker, Faulkner County Mayor Robert Johnson, City of Jacksonville Mr. Robert Birch, Workforce Development & Education Director CUS Authorizing Official City of North Little Rock Mr. Efrem Jones, Lonoke City Council Mayor Bernie Chamberlain, City of Austin Mayor Ken Kincade, City of Cabot Mr. Tommy Bond, Bond Consulting Engineers, Inc. Judge Michael Lincoln, White County Mr. Don Crabbe, President and Chief Executive Officer Col Tina Lipscomb, Commander, 189th Mission Support Group First Electric Cooperative Corporation, Inc. Little Rock AFB, Arkansas Air National Guard Ms. Annabelle Davis, Executive Secretary Mr. Nicholas Lynch, Deputy Director, 19th Mission Support Group Little Rock AFB Community Council Little Rock AFB Ms. Courtney Dunn, City of Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Mr. Brad McCaleb, Director of System Information & Research Judge Doug Erwin, Lonoke County Arkansas Department of Transportation Mr. Gary Fletcher, former Mayor, City of Jacksonville Mayor Caleb Norris, City of Maumelle Col. Derrick J. Floyd, Commander Dr. Bob Price, CUS Project Director 19th Mission Support Group Little Rock AFB Jacksonville Economic Development and Cultural Alliance Mayor Charles Gastineau, City of Ward Mayor Trae Reed, City of Lonoke Mr. John Gray, Superintendent, Mayflower School District; Col. John Schutte, Wing Commander, 19th Airlift Wing Secretary, Mayflower Chamber of Commerce Little Rock AFB Mr. Scott Grummer, Director of Planning & Permits Col. Nancy Shefflette (USAF Ret.), CUS Project Director of City of Maumelle Planning, Jacksonville Economic Development and Cultural Col. Roy Hart (USAF, Ret.), former Commander Alliance 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB Mayor Joe Smith, City of North Little Rock Mayor Randy Holland, City of Mayflower Mr. Tommy Swaim, former Mayor, City of Jacksonville Mayor David House, City of England Mr. Tab Townsell, Executive Director, Metroplan iii This page intentionally left blank. Little Rock AFB Compatible Use Study CUS Policy Committee (continued) Mr. Michael Watson, PLS, Business Development Manager, Mr. Michael K. Wilson, Jacksonville Attorney; former State HALFF + MARLAR; President, Little Rock AFB Community Council Representative; former Mayor, City of Maumelle Mr. Larry T. Wilson, President & CEO Mayor Virginia Young, City of Sherwood 1st Arkansas Bank & Trust CUS Technical Committee Mr. Sam Adams, Environmental, Little Rock AFB Mr. Van McClendon, Planning Director, Pulaski County MSgt. Jason Armstrong, Public Relations, Little Rock AFB Mr. Robert Middleton, City of Sherwood Planning Commission Mr. Shane Carter, Director of Public Affairs and Government Mr. Jim Moore, Chair, City of Jacksonville Planning Commission Relations, Clinton National Airport Mr. Christopher Murphy, Project Manager, Entergy Lt. Jessica Cicchetto, Chief of Public Relations, Little Rock AFB Ms. Laura Nobles, Planning & Environmental Director Mr. Donald Clements, Wing Plans, Little Rock AFB City of Cabot Mr. Jason Cothren, Wing Plans, Little Rock AFB Mr. Jimmy Oakley, Public Works Director, City of Jacksonville Mr. Ron Decker, Wing Plans, Little Rock AFB Mr. Roger Pearson, Manager, Searcy Municipal Airport Staff Sgt. Minh Dinh, Requirements & Optimization Maj. Jonathan Polston, 19 CES/OC, Little Rock AFB Little Rock AFB Mr. Shane Ramsey, Road & Bridge, Pulaski County Mrs. Anna Dixon, CUS Administrative Assistant Mr. Clay Rogers, Director, North Little Rock Municipal Airport Jacksonville Economic Development and Cultural Alliance Mr. Matthew Smock, Chief, Portfolio Optimization, Little Rock AFB Mr. Bart Gray, Jacksonville Businessman Lt. Col. Michael Stefanovic, 19 CES/OC, Little Rock AFB Mr. Randall Green, Community Planner, Little Rock AFB Lt. Brandon Teel, Air National Guard, Little Rock AFB Mr. Joe Gundermann, Director of Municipal Services City of Cabot Lt. Christopher Vigil, Airfield Management, Little Rock AFB Mr. Kenneth Hackensmith, Communications, Little Rock AFB Maj. Brian Volner, Maintenance Operations Officer/Pilot USAF 189 AW, Little Rock AFB Ms. Jennifer Harris, Deputy Commander, Civil Engineer Little Rock AFB Lt. Col. Christopher Welch, Commander Operations Support Squadron, Little Rock AFB 2nd. Lt. Hannah Kirkpatrick, 189 MSG, Environmental Manager Little Rock AFB, Arkansas Air National Guard Mr. Jonah Woods, 19 OSS Flight Operations, Little Rock AFB v Little Rock AFB Compatible Use Study CUS Project Management Dr. Robert Price, Director, Jacksonville Economic Development and Cultural Alliance Col. Nancy Shefflette (USAF, Ret.), Jacksonville Economic Development and Cultural Alliance Mrs. Anna Dixon, Jacksonville Economic Development and Cultural Alliance CUS Consultant Team vi Little Rock AFB Compatible Use Study How to Use This PDF This document is designed for double-sided printing. If you prefer to read it on a device, this PDF offers users two ways to navigate within the document when downloaded and viewed in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader—in addition to the standard table of contents. Internal hyperlinks are denoted with an orange underline. One click will take you to the referenced Section or Figure. 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Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 2 II. What Is a Compatible Use Study? ................................................................................. 2 III. Goals & Objectives of the Little Rock AFB Compatible Use Study ................... 3 IV. What Is Happening in the Vicinity of Little Rock AFB? .......................................... 4 V. Compatible Use Study: The Big Picture ...................................................................... 4 Chapter 1: Purpose and Process ......................................................................... 15 I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 16 II. What is a Compatible Use Study? ................................................................................. 16 III. Study Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................... 21 IV. Community Context .......................................................................................................... 22 V. CUS Participants ................................................................................................................. 23 VI. CUS Study Area ................................................................................................................. 25 VII. The CUS Process ............................................................................................................. 28 VIII. Public Awareness Campaign ...................................................................................... 30 IX. CUS Report Overview ..................................................................................................... 33 ix Little Rock AFB Compatible Use Study Table