Fort Rucker
Abstract
The Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission will engage 5 counties and 3 small cities in southern Alabama in a local and regional collaborative planning exercise to develop innovative approaches and strategies to limit incompatible development in the vicinity of Fort Rucker. New single family housing developments have been constructed near the installation fence line and under active flight corridors presenting noise and safety challenges. Additionally, the project will evaluate current energy security threats in the area. This planning exercise will build on and update the Implementation components of the 2009 Fort Rucker Joint Land Use Study, and it will focus on developing better approaches to implementing compatible use development policies in strategic areas around the Installation. The strategies and approaches promoted in this plan will emphasize community involvement and collaboration with Fort Rucker to develop programs that will protect areas vital to furthering the Installation’s military missions. In addition, the strategies and approaches employed will be supported by robust analyses of the impacts of limiting development in these areas and the feasibility of economic development programs based around land and natural resource protection in these areas. The result of this effort will be an active program of land protection to limit incompatible development around Fort Rucker and a deeper partnership and collaboration between the Installation, the surrounding communities, and the region as a whole.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- May 24, 2022
- Source ID
- HQ00052110054
Entities
People
- Emily Vanscyoc
Organizations
- Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation
- Office of the Secretary of Defense