to private ownership. The sale of cabinsites 

 would be presented to the State Land Board if 

 the decisionmaker chooses to implement this 

 component of the action alternatives. Under 

 current law, lessees may still apply for pur- 

 chase of cabinsite leases if they are not recom- 

 mended with this project. Ultimately, the 

 Land Board would make the decision. Ease- 

 ment to access cabinsites would be a compo- 

 nent of the sale and value charged for the 

 property. A cooperative road-maintenance 

 agreement would also be referenced in the 

 easement document. 



BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF 

 COMPONENTS UNIQUE TO 

 EACH ACTION ALTERNATIVE 



ACTION ALTERNATIVE A 



Alternative A was developed with the philoso- 

 phy of providing a long-term upgrade to the 

 transportation systems in the area to provide 

 access for current forest-management uses and 

 other possible future uses, including recre- 

 ational and /or residential development. With 

 this outlook for alternative development, 

 proposed roads would be located where the 

 road can be upgraded to a higher standard if 

 needed. A segment of new road construction 

 would be built upslope to the west of Little 

 Beaver Lake through an area that has been 

 identified by a resident as being important 

 habitat for white-tailed deer during the breed- 

 ing season. This road is proposed to: 



direct traffic away from the cabinsite leases 

 on Beaver Lake, 



replace an existing road on the west shore 

 of Little Beaver Lake that has been identi- 

 fied as a concern for the lake's water 

 quality, and * 



provide improved access to timber stands 

 in Sections 17 and 20. 



Alternative A would construct 8.3 miles of 

 new road, reconstruct .11.75 miles of existing 

 road, install permanent and seasonal road 

 closures, and obliterate 5.6 miles of existing 

 road (see Figure 11-4 - Proposed Road Plan for 

 Alternative A Map). 



ACTION ALTERNATIVE B 



Alternative B was developed with the philoso- 

 phy of designing the transportation system to 

 consider current forest-management uses and 

 other future uses, but not to facilitate or 

 encourage major recreational and/or residen- 

 tial development. This alternative was devel- 

 oped to use existing roads, when feasible, and 

 lessen the noise during road construction 

 around cabinsites on Beaver Lake. The loca- 

 tion of some road segments would not allow 

 the road to be upgraded to facilitate increased 

 traffic from recreational and/or residential 

 development. The primary system roads 

 would be located to avoid an area that has 

 been identified by a resident as being impor- 

 tant habitat for white-tailed deer during the 

 breeding season. Alternative B would con- 

 struct 7.85 miles of new road, reconstruct 9.75 

 miles of existing road, install permanent and 

 seasonal road closures, and obliterate 5.7 miles 

 of existing road (see Figure 11-5 - Proposed Road 

 Plan for Alternative B Map). 



Chapter II: Alternatives 



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