Plan Process

Your ideas provide the basis for the next step in the planning process. This step will be the development of schematic alternatives for the future of this structure. Evaluating a set of alternatives enables us to compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of one course of action over another and provides a sound approach to decision making, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act.

* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Define purpose and need/develop preliminary alternatives
Step 2. Conduct external scoping
Step 3. Identify environmental impacts and select preferred alternative
Step 4. Prepare draft plan/environmental document *
Step 5. Prepare final plan/decision document
Step 6. Release final plan/decision document to the public