COSAC to seek site visit with UALT Champion Land Company before January decision

COSAC members discussed the UALT Champion Land Company application early in the Dec. 1 meeting and agreed staff should contact the applicant to arrange a site visit. Speaker 2 explained the application has moved from preliminary review to a formal submission and that, if the applicant is present, committee members would ask questions and then schedule a site visit.

Members agreed that winter weather and holiday scheduling complicate December site visits; Speaker 2 proposed Dec. 15 as the committee's typical site-visit date, weather permitting. "Should we just have Angie reach out to the applicant and see if they wanna do a site visit on the fifteenth if they're available?" Speaker 2 asked; Speaker 1 confirmed staff would contact Deborah to coordinate. Committee members noted long travel times and advised considering an earlier meeting time on site to account for distance and daylight.

Because of weather uncertainty, members suggested keeping a placeholder and confirming the visit once a stable forecast is available. If the applicant cannot accommodate a December visit, staff will propose January dates. No formal motion was required; staff was assigned to contact the applicant and report back to COSAC on scheduling.

Next steps: Staff will contact the UALT Champion applicant (Deborah) to propose Dec. 15 or a January site visit and will inform the committee of confirmed logistics. If a site visit is scheduled in January, COSAC said it will coordinate notice posting and consider travel-time adjustments.