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Preservation commission questions Mini Street study, urges assessment of Slaterville historic district
Summary
At its Jan. 2 meeting, the Fairbanks Historic Preservation Commission questioned the DOT consultant’s Area of Potential Effect for Mini Street improvements and urged that the Slaterville neighborhood be assessed as a historic district before DOT finalizes a finding of no adverse effect.
The Special Historic Preservation Commission reviewed a Section 106 consultation letter from the State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities on proposed Mini Street improvements and raised objections to how the project’s Area of Potential Effect (APE) was drawn and how consultant reports judged historic integrity.
Staff presented DOT’s response to the commission’s prior letter and provided the consultant’s study, which staff said runs roughly 699 pages. Staff summarized DOT’s position that the planned work would not adversely affect historic properties within the project as currently defined.
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